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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. How does Miro feel after the others berate him for overlooking Kate's search?
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Humiliated and angry.
(c) Hurt that Artkin did not help him.
(d) Angry with Kate.

2. What are the names of all four terrorists?
(a) Miro, Artkin, Stroll and Maye.
(b) Artkin, Miro, Stroll and Kirre.
(c) Miro Stroll, Antibbe and Kirre.
(d) Miro, Artkin, Antibbe and Stroll.

3. What is unique about all of the children who have died?
(a) They are all boys.
(b) They are all very smart.
(c) They are all the only child in their families.
(d) They are all left handed.

4. How does Miro feel about this realization?
(a) Miro feels upset that Artkin lied to him about being his father.
(b) He is glad because he never liked him anyway.
(c) He is sad he did not get to know his father.
(d) He feels that Kate is lying to him and becomes angry.

5. Why does she think the terrorists will be able to kill her?
(a) The bus stalls and they capture her.
(b) The bus falls into a ditch.
(c) The terrorists are taking aim at the bus as it stalls.
(d) They begin running after the bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does he hope to do now that the mission is over?

2. What does the General know about Ben?

3. What is Artkin's character perceived to be?

4. In his prime, what was the General considered?

5. Does the author provide some kind of closure for Kate's character and her family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is shocking about the end of the novel?

2. Where does Miro leave Kate's body?

3. How is the book's ending ironic?

4. What shocks the reader in this section?

5. What explains Ben's need for forgiveness from his father.

6. Why isn't Kate killed during or after her escape attempt?

7. Why has Ben felt so much guilt over the past few years?

8. Why is Raymond forced to take more candy?

9. Why does Kate become nervous and sad?

10. What does Miro think about as Artkin tortures Ben?

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