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

2. What did Mason's father do for a living?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Roofer.
(c) Miner.
(d) Auto mechanic.

3. How long did Mason go to college?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 semesters.
(c) 1 semester.
(d) 1 year.

4. Which of Juan Pedro's family members worked with the paramilitiaries?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Father.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Cousin.

5. In Chapter 5, how many people did Abel learn had died in the burning?
(a) 20.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the girl whose friend was beautiful and a good dancer in Chapter 7?

2. What did Abelitos's grandfather take him and his sisters and teach them to carve?

3. How many are injured in the second bombing in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 8, what is the name of the old friend Lisette sees in New York?

5. How old was Abelito when he started working coca?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Westerner's Kabul like in 2015?

2. What is wrong with Lisette's Uncle Carey, and what talk does she have with him?

3. How did Abel meet Luisa, and what did he learn about her?

4. How does Abel describe what it is to be a person in Chapter 1?

5. What does Sofia say are reasons why the proposed treaty with the FARC is trash?

6. How would Mason's father help him when he was upset or angry as a teenager?

7. What did Able do when he was with Osmin?

8. What happened to Abelito when he returned to his town in Chapter 3?

9. How did the mayor of Rioclaro die?

10. What does Lisette always do when she returns home?

(see the answer keys)

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