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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political movement does Saskia worry that Michiel is a part of?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Fascist.
(c) Communist.
(d) Federalist.

2. What did Rufus do in the army?
(a) He was an intelligence officer.
(b) He was a fighter pilot.
(c) He was a mechanic.
(d) He was a medic.

3. How does Saskia and the other guests get to Flying S Ranch?
(a) By Monorail.
(b) By personal drone.
(c) By train.
(d) By SUV.

4. Why is Pippa going to the Line of Actual Control?
(a) To have a cool adventure.
(b) To document the conflict going on at the Line of Actual Control.
(c) To Protest the fighting.
(d) To fight alongside Laks.

5. Who is Lotte?
(a) Saskia's daughter.
(b) Rufus' wife.
(c) Saskia's logistics officer.
(d) Amelia's sister.

6. What is the slogan of T.R.'s truck stops?
(a) Never Less Than a Hundred.
(b) Cheapest Gas in Town.
(c) Best Barbecue in Texas.
(d) Always Open.

7. What is the the giant conical mound made of that Saskia sees when she and the other guests arrive at an industrial park just past the Johnson Space Center?
(a) Granite.
(b) Sand.
(c) Magnesium.
(d) Sulfur.

8. What does T.R. first talk to Rufus about when they meet for the first time?
(a) Whether Rufus has been to a T.R. Mick's gas station?
(b) Shooting feral pigs.
(c) Meth-gators.
(d) Flooding in Texas.

9. What is the nickname of Laks' fighting crew?
(a) The School.
(b) The Crickets.
(c) The Pod.
(d) The Herd.

10. Where in the Flying S Ranch complex does Rufus set up his trailer?
(a) The Pecan Orchard.
(b) Rooftop Mesa.
(c) Old Marble Mine.
(d) The Bunkhouse.

11. Whats is Laks' real first name?
(a) Ranjit.
(b) Deep.
(c) Nayan.
(d) Ramm.

12. What is the name of the gun complex in Flying S Ranch?
(a) Pina2bo.
(b) Etna.
(c) Vesuvius.
(d) Villarica.

13. What gets in the way as Saskia's plane is landing and causes the plane to crash?
(a) Wild horses.
(b) Wild pigs.
(c) Wild cows.
(d) Wild dogs.

14. What is T.R.'s real purpose for meeting Rufus in the chapter titled "South Texas"?
(a) To interview Rufus and invite him to work at Flying S Ranch.
(b) To ask Rufus if he would like to work at a T.R. Mick's auto repair station.
(c) To ask Rufus if he would like to fly helicopters for T.R.
(d) To ask Rufus to be the liason to Saskia.

15. What is the Maasvlakte?
(a) An artificially created peninsula where container ships dock.
(b) A natural cliffside that provides a strategic military defense point from naval attacks.
(c) The financial district of the Hague.
(d) An artificial system of canals that brings fresh water inland.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what tribe was Rufus' great-great grandad a slave?

2. What does Rufus name the first horse that he lures back to his living location at Flying S Ranch?

3. As they are arriving at Flying S Ranch, what does T.R. say is the location of the last armed conflict between Texas Rangers and the Apaches?

4. According to the book, when was the cease-fire signed that put an end to armed conflict between China and India?

5. What happens to Adele?

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