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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 type of car does Uncle Carey drive?

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

3. After the raid on Arif in Book II, Chapter 1, what week appointment of the pregnancy did Mason discuss with his wife?

4. What daily wage did Jefferson give Abel when he liked the way that Abel worked in Chapter 5?

5. What did Abelitos's grandfather take him and his sisters and teach them to carve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Operation Agamemnon, and why does Juan Pedro believe it needs to be led by the military?

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

3. How does Abel describe what it is to be a person in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How was Carpenter killed and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Raul makes a lifestyle change. Why does Raul make a lifestyle change? How does his change cause unexpected consequences?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

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