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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Valencia want to be?

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

3. What party does Representative Ann Maria de Salva belong to?

4. In Chapter 4, how old is Lisette's mother?

5. In Chapter 8, what are the profits of Raul's clothes supposed to go for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lisette is a war correspondent. Why is Lisette a war correspondent? What is her motivation for reporting wars?

Essay Topic 2

Ana Maria de Salva is concerned about Operation Agamemnon. Why is Ana Maria de Salva concerned about Operation Agamemnon? What consequences does she fear?

Essay Topic 3

Osmin and Jefferson offer Abel means to get revenge for his parents’ death. Does Abel want revenge? Does he seek and gain revenge?

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