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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karina tell Sarat is the real miracle of Simon?
(a) That he is healing.
(b) That he could father a child.
(c) That he can carry on a conversation.
(d) That he survived.

2. What does Benjamin do with Sarat's diaries?
(a) He memorizes them.
(b) He sells them.
(c) He burns them.
(d) He publishes them.

3. Who does Sarat almost kill with a butcher's knife at the Lincolnton market?
(a) Albert Gaines.
(b) Adam Bragg.
(c) Simon Chestnut.
(d) Marcus Exum.

4. What fictional event does the diary of a former Southern recruiter use to convince volunteers of the wrongs of the North?
(a) The blockade of old Atlanta.
(b) The theft of the Southern Treasury.
(c) The shooting of President Daniel Ki.
(d) The slaughter at Pleasant Ridge.

5. What are Dana's last words to Sarat?
(a) "Forgive them, Sarat."
(b) "Beautiful girl, I miss you already."
(c) "Fight hard for me."
(d) "I'll tell Mother hello for you."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the interrogator at the camp tell Sarat turned her in?

2. What kind of torture finally causes Sarat to confess to crimes she did not commit?

3. Who is the President of the North at the Reunification Ceremony?

4. Where does Sarat bury Dana?

5. When Sarat returns to the Chestnut home, where does she choose to stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the Chestnut family goes to Market, what happens when Sarat tries to stab the Northern patrol soldier?

2. Why does Sarat ask Simon to forgive her?

3. How does Dana die?

4. Who is the informant that Sarat meets at Prince Wendel's neutral ground cafe?

5. Explain the connection to Sarat of the woman who protected Sarat's diaries all those years.

6. Explain the identity of Bud Baker and his relationship to Sarat.

7. Explain the significance of the name that Sarat gives to her rifle.

8. Who is Karina Chowdury?

9. How did the Chestnuts come to have such a fine estate?

10. After the assassination, Joe meets Sarat in Lake Sinclair. Explain why he wants to meet her.

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