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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. Who is shot by a sniper?

2. What does Miro notice about Ben?

3. Does the author provide some kind of closure for Kate's character and her family?

4. How does Miro feel after the others berate him for overlooking Kate's search?

5. Does the reader ever really learn about Ben's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Miro decide to kill Kate?

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

5. When the assault happens, what does Miro do?

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

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

8. How does Miro get away from the ambush?

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

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

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

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

To you, what is the definition of humanity?

How do certain characters live up to this definition or fail?

Think of two instances in with a character has acted cruelly or against another human's rights.

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