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

2. What was the name of Abelito's sister who died?

3. In Book II, Chapter 1, how old was the kid Arif was torturing with a knife?

4. In Chapter 3, who was killed in Cunaviche?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Carpenter killed and why?

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

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

6. What was the Westerner's Kabul like in 2015?

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

8. What does Lisette always do when she returns home?

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

10. Why had Lisette felt that Kabul was increasingly dangerous in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Jefferson is the leader of a paramilitary group when he and Abel meet. What lengths will Jefferson go to to achieve his goals? What does the way he conducts his life and business indicate about the ends justifying the means?

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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