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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 has Miro never seen?

2. What has Miro never seen?

3. How are the children forced to go to the bathroom?

4. What does Kate find in her wallet?

5. Where does Kate put this object?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Ben very eager to do?

3. What was the General in charge of while he worked at Forte Delta?

4. What is different about Miro and Ben?

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

6. What does Kate discover about Miro?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In your opinion, did Ben's father choose this work over his son's life?

Explain your stance. Provide information from the book to support your point.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the theme of forgiveness throughout the book. Choose three instances in which a character attempts to ask for forgiveness.

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