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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Ben's home?

2. What is a second thing the terrorists hope to gain from the hijacking?

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

4. How has Miro grown up?

5. In Part 1, what is Ben anticipating?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Raymond fall asleep?

3. How do events begin to take a turn for the worse?

4. How do the terrorists get all the children to fall asleep?

5. What do the terrorists hope to gain from the negotiations?

6. What is Ben very eager to do?

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

8. When was the first time that Ben had learned about Inner Delta?

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

10. What does Ben remember about the morning of the hijacking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It seems as though the author is constantly trying to compare the lives of the three main characters. What themes does the author seem to emphasize with Kate, Ben, and Miro?

Essay Topic 2

What American rites of passage are present or mentioned in this novel?

What characters are forced to go through these?

How might these rites of passage differ from ones that Miro was forced to live through.

Essay Topic 3

Does the author do a good job of hiding the surprise ending in the novel?

How does he create intensity as the great revelation gets closer?

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