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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 does Matt know something is wrong with El Patron after his surgery?

2. What does Matt say about slow people?

3. How many lives does Celia say El Patron has had?

4. How does Chacho get out of the bone pit?

5. Where did Matt get the idea for the advice he gives El Patron when he is sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Matt say is the biggest difference between humans and animals?

2. What is Fidelito doing in the cemetery when Matt finds him?

3. Why is Matt so sure that El Patron will never use him for spare parts like other clones are?

4. What is the talk with the 5 legged horse about?

5. How does Matt get across the border?

6. How does Matt feel now that he is with the border patrol?

7. Why does Matt stay hidden after the wedding?

8. How does Jorge say Matt should clean his mind?

9. Why does Matt strike up a friendship with Chacho and Fidelito?

10. How does Tam Lin tell Matt to escape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Robert Jordan have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

How do Tam Lin and Celia change through the course of the book, and what causes these changes? Who undergoes the most emotional growth?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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