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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 does Miro feel over Artkin?

2. Why are the other terrorists so mad at Miro?

3. How does Artkin die?

4. What chapters is the General now narrating?

5. What does the leader learn about Ben?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Kate's rescue/escape attempt?

2. How does Kate start the bus?

3. How does Artkin die?

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

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

6. Why does Miro decide to kill Kate?

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

8. Why is Raymond forced to take more candy?

9. Why does Kate become nervous and sad?

10. What shocks the reader in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The author likens the children and young adults in the novel to game pawns.

Do you think this is an appropriate comparison for the author to make?

How do the adults use the children in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

What qualities do Artkin and Miro share with one another? Are they typical father and son similarities

How has Artkin trained Miro to become a terrorist and how does Miro fight the urge to become a terrorist?

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