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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. How old was Osmin in Chapter 5?

2. Where is Representative Ana Maria de Salva from?

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

4. What was the name of the leader of the guerilla?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Ana Maria de Salva threaten Juan Pedro, and what does she want from him?

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

5. How was Carpenter killed and why?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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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