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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 Chapter 2, where does Mason tell Diego to send Lisette?

2. At Valencia's college, whose image is in the the plaza at the center of the university?

3. What jewels was El Aleman wearing when he came to the finca where his girlfriend's party was held?

4. Where did Mason and his wife adopt their second daughter from?

5. How long before the dinner party Mason attended at Juan Pedro's home, did Mason go to watch Juan Pablo kill a man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did El Aleman buy for his girlfriend's birthday?

2. How does Lisette view La Vigia when she arrives?

3. What do doctors tell Jefferson about his illness?

4. What problems is Misael having with his crop in Chapter 7?

5. What does Abel leave at Chepe's bar where his family and neighbors were killed?

6. What is Abel's life like when Jefferson returns?

7. How does Valencia get along with Luisa in Chapter 4?

8. Where did Valencia want to do over the summer, and why did Juan Pedro not want her to go?

9. Why was there a mission to go to schools as clowns in Chapter 8, and why was it not a good idea?

10. In 2007, why was it not possible to secure Afghanistan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Juan Pedro wonders how Valencia will view his actions and the actions of his father someday. Why does Juan Pedro wonder how Valencia will view his actions and the actions of his father someday? What do their actions reveal about moral ambiguity?

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