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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 happy person does Lisette see at the first bomb site in a doorway in Chapter 4?
(a) Toddler.
(b) Young mother.
(c) Young man.
(d) Old man.

2. What did Abelitos's grandfather take him and his sisters and teach them to carve?
(a) Boats.
(b) Cars.
(c) Spinning tops.
(d) Airplanes.

3. In Chapter 7, what was the name of the mayor of Rioclaro?
(a) Ricardo Gonzalez.
(b) Quantrell Alvarez.
(c) Victor Sanchez.
(d) Juan Diaz.

4. In Chapter 3, where did Abelito's father hide him when the guerillas came?
(a) Boat.
(b) School.
(c) Cupboard.
(d) Forest.

5. In Chapter 3, who was killed in Cunaviche?
(a) Abelito's father.
(b) An old man.
(c) Father Eustacio.
(d) An old woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the camp counselor who introduced Lisette to Ernie Pyle, Martha Gellhorn, and George Orwell?

3. What did Mason's father do for a living?

4. What is the name of the restaurant where Juan Pablo meets Anna Maria de Salva in Book II, Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, why did Lisette call her mother?

2. In Chapter 3, what did Abelito learn happened in Cunaviche?

3. What was Abelito's favorite game to play with the other children?

4. What were Mason's thoughts about what he ws doing in Special Forcees at the end of Book II, Chapter 2?

5. In Book II, what did Mason believe about his father's work and his own work?

6. Who does Ana Maria de Salva tell Juan Pedro is the leader of the Los Mil Jesuses, and what does she know about him?

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

8. How did the mayor of Rioclaro die?

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

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

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