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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the camp counselor who introduced Lisette to Ernie Pyle, Martha Gellhorn, and George Orwell?
(a) Melinda.
(b) Allison.
(c) Amber.
(d) Rhonda.

2. What party does Representative Ann Maria de Salva belong to?
(a) Left-wing.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Progressive.

3. In Book II, Chapter 2, in the story Valencia told Juan Pablo, what business did gringa hen want to start?
(a) Selling tacos.
(b) Selling churros.
(c) Selling breakfast sandwiches.
(d) Selling casabe.

4. What type of food does Sofia make when Sergeant Major Mason Baumer is coming to dinner in Book II, Chapter 2?
(a) Italian.
(b) Colombian.
(c) American.
(d) German.

5. What was the name of the girl whose friend was beautiful and a good dancer in Chapter 7?
(a) Priscilla.
(b) Luisa.
(c) Veronica.
(d) Maria.

6. How old was Abelito when he started working coca?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

7. When was Mason's father in a rockfall?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1983.

8. How old was Osmin in Chapter 5?
(a) 22.
(b) 24.
(c) 25.
(d) 23.

9. Where does Lisette remember that a Canadian photojournalist would always go after spending time in a war zone?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Boston.

10. During Abelito's first year of school, how long was the school closed when dead bodies floated down the river?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 10 weeks.

11. Where is Juan Pablo from?
(a) Amazonas.
(b) Bolivar.
(c) Antioquia.
(d) Boyaca.

12. What game did Abelitos' grandfather always win?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Chess.
(c) Dominos.
(d) Cards.

13. What book does Mason remember seeing when they raided Al-Zawba'i's house?
(a) Huckleberry Finn.
(b) Grapes of Wrath.
(c) Catcher in the Rye.
(d) Tom Sawyer.

14. Where is Mason's wife, Natalia, in Book II, Chapter 1?
(a) Manizales.
(b) Cartagena.
(c) Bogota.
(d) Barranquilla.

15. By 2015, how many troops were in Kabul?
(a) 90,000.
(b) 75,000.
(c) Over 100,000.
(d) Less than 10,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where was Santiago's body found?

2. In Book II, Chapter 3, how many years did Jefe have in the military?

3. In Chapter 3, where did Abelito's father hide him when the guerillas came?

4. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the former soldier whom Abel traveled with in a group to Rioclaro?

5. In a photograph Jefe showed Mason and the rest of the team, how old was Sufyan Arif at's daughter in Book II, Chapter 1?

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