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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. In Book II, Chapter 2, what is Juan Pablo's rank?

2. Where did Jefferson and Abel meet with the mayor of Rioclaro in Chapter 7?

3. What were the names of the twins who ruled the wild boys who lived on the street in Cunaviche in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 7, how was the mayor of Rioclaro killed?

5. How long did Mason go to college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Carpenter killed and why?

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

5. What happened to Abelito when he returned to his town in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

Javier is not sure he can inspire people to follow him now that he is in charge after Jefferson’s death. Why is Javier not sure he can inspire people to follow him? Why does Luisa decide to help him? Why is it important to have a powerful authority figure in Norte de Santander?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the author use different points of view? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Abel is drawn into Jefferson’s paramilitary organization after his parents die and then after he has started a new life. Why does Abel not tell Jefferson no when Jefferson asks him to work for him again? Is Abel a coward?

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