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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Artkin promised to treat Miro as?
(a) A friend.
(b) An equal.
(c) An adult.
(d) His son.

2. What has Raymond attempted to do to the hijackers?
(a) Foil their plan and pretend he is asleep.
(b) Kick one of the terrorists.
(c) Help Kate take over the weapons.
(d) Attack one of the hijackers.

3. In the Seventies, what was a common occurrence in America?
(a) Serial killings.
(b) Riots.
(c) Bell bottom jeans.
(d) Terrorist hijackings.

4. What is Kate hopeful for?
(a) She hopes there will soon be a rescue.
(b) She hopes she will get to see her family again.
(c) She hopes she can connect with Miro.
(d) She hopes she will die quickly.

5. Why is Miro surprised when he meets the driver?
(a) The driver gives him a lot of attitude.
(b) The driver is his age.
(c) Because she is a female no younger than himself.
(d) The female driver pays him respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Miro hears this sound, what does he think is about to begin?

2. What did the hijackers want to do with Inner Delta?

3. Why is Miro anxious about the hijacking?

4. What excites Miro although his brother is already dead?

5. Why do the terrorists take the dead child outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Raymond fall asleep?

2. When Kate is using the bathroom, what does she find?

3. Why does Kate get nervous about having the responsibility of saving the children that are on the bus?

4. As Part 3 begins, what is Ben hoping happens?

5. What is Ben very eager to do?

6. What does Kate hope for when she hears the helicopters overhead?

7. Why is Miro excited for this day?

8. Why did the author choose to pick the 1970s for the setting of the novel?

9. Where did Ben fall in love with Nettie Haversham?

10. What do the terrorists do with the child who has died?

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