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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 is the General's name when he is doing Inner Delta business?
(a) Bane.
(b) Brian.
(c) Ban.
(d) Briggs.

2. Why do they decide not to immediately kill the bus driver?
(a) She will be good leverage for keeping the children from revolting.
(b) They would like to kill her first.
(c) They want to take advatange of her sexually.
(d) To keep the children calm.

3. What does Ben realize as he types his story?
(a) He is hoping he can fix the relationship with his mother.
(b) He is dreading his father's visit.
(c) He wishes that he had more direction in his life.
(d) He hopes that Nettie will go on a date with him.

4. What does Kate suffer from?
(a) A sore throat.
(b) A heart condition.
(c) Horrible headaches.
(d) A weak bladder.

5. In Miro's life, who has died?
(a) His entire family.
(b) His freinds from school.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His brother and parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Miro never seen?

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

3. How are the two characters' days contrasting with one another?

4. What has Raymond attempted to do to the hijackers?

5. What is the dead child's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader realize as the narration of the novel continues?

2. What does the reader begin to understand about Miro as the events of the novel play out?

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

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

5. When Ben's father arrives at Ben's dorm, what do the two men do?

6. As the novel begins, what is Ben Marchand waiting for?

7. What do the events of the novel show to the reader?

8. When Artkin summons Miro, what does he tell him about?

9. What is different about Miro and Ben?

10. What type of life did Ben lead while he was growing up?

(see the answer keys)

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