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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 did the General use Ben to go into the hijacking situation?

2. How does Miro feel about this realization?

3. What does Kate realize about Artkin and Miro's relationship?

4. What is Miro doing before Kate tries to take off?

5. Why is this object important?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who has taken over the narration of the novel in this section?

2. Why does Miro decide to kill Kate?

3. To the reader, what does it seem like the General has chosen?

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

5. Why does Artkin kill Raymond?

6. What did the General do to Ben to make sure, that he could always know what was happening with Ben?

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

8. Why isn't Miro blamed for his inability to control Kate?

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

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

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

Ben yearns for love but is unable to find it with Nettie.

Is this because he is not ready to love? Or has he not had enough life experiences to find this type of love.

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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