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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 does Kate realize about Artkin and Miro's relationship?
(a) Artkin and Miro are brothers.
(b) They must be related.
(c) Artkin is Miro's best friend.
(d) Artkin is Miro's father.

2. What does he hope to do now that the mission is over?
(a) He wants to change his life and make a family.
(b) Miro now hopes to continue his terrorist acts.
(c) He wants to stay in the US and learn more about the culture.
(d) Miro hopes to find any surviving family members.

3. Besides just knowing about his son's behavior, what has the General also learned about his son?
(a) Ben's emotional reactions to specific stimuli.
(b) Ben is not that intelligent.
(c) Ben is in love.
(d) Ben is very smart.

4. What does the reader begin to wonder about Ben?
(a) Whether or not Ben is the messenger to Artkin.
(b) Maybe Ben will have some secret training to deal with this situation.
(c) Whether or not Ben will attempt to overthrow the terrorists.
(d) If Ben will make it out alive.

5. Why is Kate allowed to live?
(a) She can help with the kids.
(b) Miro is attracted to her.
(c) She is easy on the eyes.
(d) Artkin is attracted to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the reader learn about the General?

2. Before the assault, how did Miro feel about the violence he was participating in?

3. What does Miro feel over Artkin?

4. How does the reader sense that Artkin's and Miro's relationship is different?

5. What is Miro's character perceived to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the book's ending ironic?

2. What happens to Kate's rescue/escape attempt?

3. Prior to Ben's death, what type of the man was the General?

4. What does the General remember about the day of the hijacking?

5. Why are the deaths horribly tragic in the book?

6. How does Miro get away from the ambush?

7. What led to Ben's suicide.

8. When the assault happens, what does Miro do?

9. Why does Miro decide to kill Kate?

10. Why does Kate become nervous and sad?

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