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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. Where does Miro decide to take Kate?

3. What is the author trying to prove is very tragic?

4. Besides just knowing about his son's behavior, what has the General also learned about his son?

5. How does Miro finally escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the terrorists think will happen with the attack from Inner Delta?

2. Why is Raymond forced to take more candy?

3. Why does Artkin kill Raymond?

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

5. What shocks the reader in this section?

6. How does Artkin die?

7. How is the book's ending ironic?

8. What does the reader discover about the General in this section?

9. Why does Miro decide to kill Kate?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze Kate's character. Consider the following questions:

- What is the purpose of Kate's character?

- How does she attempt to use her own sexuality to free herself and the children?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the ending of the novel and then discuss how the ending of the novel tragic and unfair.

What is an alternate ending you would have liked to see for the story?

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