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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 chapters is the General now narrating?

2. What is finally revealed by the end of this section?

3. How does Miro finally escape?

4. Why does she think the terrorists will be able to kill her?

5. Before the assault, how did Miro feel about the violence he was participating in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocks the reader in this section?

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

3. How does Miro get away from the ambush?

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

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

6. Why does Kate become nervous and sad?

7. Prior to Ben's death, what type of the man was the General?

8. How does Kate start the bus?

9. What does the reader begin to wonder about Ben's involvement with the terrorists?

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

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

A little over half way through the novel, the reader is surprised when the narrator changes.

How does the change in narrator create a different tone and feeling in the novel?

Why do you think Cormier chose to change the narrator.

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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