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

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

3. In Book II, Chapter 4, what general does Juan Pablo sit behind?
(a) Navas.
(b) Paris.
(c) Valencia.
(d) Cabrales.

4. Who took photos of the bombing in Chapter 2?
(a) Lisette.
(b) Omar.
(c) Bob.
(d) Aasif.

5. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the former soldier whom Abel traveled with in a group to Rioclaro?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Alejandro.
(c) Emiliano.
(d) Javier.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did Osmin tell Abel he had wanted to be?

2. In Chapter 5, how many people did Abel learn had died in the burning?

3. In Chapter 7, who was the dead man that Abel saw chained in the forest?

4. In Book II, Chapter 4, what time does Juan Pedro finish his lunch with Anna Maria de Salva?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Carpenter killed and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. At the time of the raid on Ammar al-Zawba'i, how did Mason describe himself and his job?

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

10. How is the clothing Raul, Lisette's friend, buys supposed to save lives?

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