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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. What is Artkin's character perceived to be?

2. How do the terrorists react to this death?

3. What are the names of all four terrorists?

4. As Part 7 begins, what does the reader notice has changed?

5. What has the military not figured out about capturing the terrorist leader?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Artkin die?

2. What is shocking about the end of the novel?

3. How does Kate start the bus?

4. When the assault happens, what does Miro do?

5. What do the terrorists think will happen with the attack from Inner Delta?

6. Why does Miro decide to kill Kate?

7. Why has Ben felt so much guilt over the past few years?

8. Where does Miro leave Kate's body?

9. What led to Ben's suicide.

10. What does the General remember about the day of the hijacking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Kate's character. Consider the following questions:

- What is the purpose of Kate's character?

- How does she attempt to use her own sexuality to free herself and the children?

Essay Topic 2

It seems as though the author is constantly trying to compare the lives of the three main characters. What themes does the author seem to emphasize with Kate, Ben, and Miro?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the ending of the novel and then discuss how the ending of the novel tragic and unfair.

What is an alternate ending you would have liked to see for the story?

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