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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. Why is Miro concerned about the bus' location?

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

3. What has Miro never seen?

4. In what time period is the novel set?

5. Did Nettie seem to be in love with Ben?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When Kate asks to take all of the children to the bathroom, what is she given instead?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ben's character is used to show several themes throughout the story. He is an innocent young man that is used by his father and others to get what they want.

Through Ben's character, what themes are explored by the author?

Which theme is the most prevalent throughout the story.

Essay Topic 2

Cruelty is another major theme in the novel. How do the following characters, act cruelly towards another human being?

- Miro

- Artkin

- The General

- Kate

Essay Topic 3

Is foreshadowing a device that Cormier uses throughout his novel?

If so, what characters, or section of the novel does he choose to use this device in.

Give 3 instances of foreshadowing.

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