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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kate find in her wallet?
(a) She discovers an extra bus key.
(b) A gift from her father, it makes her sentimental.
(c) Her ID.
(d) She finds a picture of her family.

2. At this point in the book, what is happening with Miro?
(a) He has decided to kill himself.
(b) He is wishing he was not a part of this plan.
(c) He is fighting the realization that his brother is dead.
(d) He is living through the actual day of the hijacking.

3. What happens as they take the bus to a secure location?
(a) Miro gets in trouble for talking to Kate.
(b) Artkin tries to beat one of the children.
(c) Kate is beaten because she won't be quiet.
(d) One of the children dies from the drugs in the candy.

4. Why do they decide not to immediately kill the bus driver?
(a) To keep the children calm.
(b) They would like to kill her first.
(c) They want to take advatange of her sexually.
(d) She will be good leverage for keeping the children from revolting.

5. What has Artkin promised to treat Miro as?
(a) An equal.
(b) His son.
(c) An adult.
(d) A friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because Miro has taken part in other terrorist cases, what does this prove about him?

2. By talking to Miro, what does Kate realize?

3. How many people will work to hijack the bus?

4. When was the first time that Ben had ever heard of the Inner Delta?

5. If all the terrorists die, what do they think will happen to their cause?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the terrorists do with the child who has died?

2. When was the first time that Ben had learned about Inner Delta?

3. Why did the author choose to pick the 1970s for the setting of the novel?

4. What was the General in charge of while he worked at Forte Delta?

5. What do the terrorists hope to gain from the negotiations?

6. What is Ben very eager to do?

7. When Kate is using the bathroom, what does she find?

8. Why does Kate get nervous about having the responsibility of saving the children that are on the bus?

9. What does Kate discover about Miro?

10. When Kate asks to take all of the children to the bathroom, what is she given instead?

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