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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 prompted the General to tell Ben the truth?

2. Who is shot by a sniper?

3. What is the author trying to prove is very tragic?

4. Why does Kate finally encourage Raymond to eat the candy?

5. In his prime, what was the General considered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the deaths horribly tragic in the book?

2. As the General looks back on the day of the hijacking, what does he wonder?

3. How does Artkin die?

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

5. What does Kate underestimate about Miro?

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

7. Why does Miro decide to kill Kate?

8. What shocks the reader in this section?

9. What did the General do to Ben to make sure, that he could always know what was happening with Ben?

10. What does Miro think about as Artkin tortures Ben?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In your opinion, did Ben's father choose this work over his son's life?

Explain your stance. Provide information from the book to support your point.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the theme of forgiveness throughout the book. Choose three instances in which a character attempts to ask for forgiveness.

Essay Topic 3

Is foreshadowing a device that Cormier uses throughout his novel?

If so, what characters, or section of the novel does he choose to use this device in.

Give 3 instances of foreshadowing.

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