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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. In Chapter 4, how old is Lisette's mother?
(a) 59.
(b) 61.
(c) 64.
(d) 67.

2. What was the name of Abelito's sister who died?
(a) Marta.
(b) Mona.
(c) Maria.
(d) Melisa.

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

4. Where was Sergeant Major Mason Baumer's wife from?
(a) Barranquilia.
(b) Arauca.
(c) Medellin.
(d) Bogota.

5. What daily wage did Jefferson give Abel when he liked the way that Abel worked in Chapter 5?
(a) 8,000 pesos.
(b) 5,000 pesos.
(c) 4,000 pesos.
(d) 9,000 pesos.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who was killed in Cunaviche?

2. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the boy Abel fought after he reunited with Osmin?

3. In Chapter 4, at the second blast site, how many shrapnel-ridden cars does Lisette see?

4. Where did Abelito go in Chapter 3?

5. Where is Mason's wife, Natalia, in Book II, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are mosquito nets that are supposed to stop malara causing problems in Africa?

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

3. Why did Jefe think Mason needed to think about leaving Special Forces in Book II, Chapter 3?

4. How did the mayor of Rioclaro die?

5. Why had Lisette felt that Kabul was increasingly dangerous in Chapter 4?

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

7. How did Able persuade a rancher named Rodrigo Serrano to pay taxes to Jefferson?

8. How was Carpenter killed and why?

9. What was the key in Chapter 2 to finding details to make readers stop and care about a story?

10. How does Ana Maria de Salva threaten Juan Pedro, and what does she want from him?

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