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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 7, how was the mayor of Rioclaro killed?
(a) Hung.
(b) Flayed.
(c) Shot.
(d) Chainsaw.

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

3. How old was Abelito when he saw his first guerilleros?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

4. How old was Jimena when she had already had one of the Carpenter's children?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. Where does Bob want Lisette to go in Chapter 8?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Africa.
(c) Colombia.
(d) New Delhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of food does Sofia make when Sergeant Major Mason Baumer is coming to dinner in Book II, Chapter 2?

2. Where does Lisette remember that a Canadian photojournalist would always go after spending time in a war zone?

3. Where in the U.S. was Lisette from?

4. In what town did Juan Pedtro work when Valencia was five or six and she and Sofia were nervous?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Able remember about the early days after Osmin saved him?

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

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

4. How was Carpenter killed and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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