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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 are the names of all four terrorists?

2. What does Miro feel over Artkin?

3. What does the General know about Ben?

4. The General's choice to use his son was ________.

5. How is Miro careful to elude his captors?

Short Essay Questions

1. Prior to Ben's death, what type of the man was the General?

2. Why is Raymond forced to take more candy?

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

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

5. Why isn't Kate killed during or after her escape attempt?

6. To the reader, what does it seem like the General has chosen?

7. Why does Artkin kill Raymond?

8. What explains Ben's need for forgiveness from his father.

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

10. How is the book's ending ironic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Ben yearns for love but is unable to find it with Nettie.

Is this because he is not ready to love? Or has he not had enough life experiences to find this type of love.

Essay Topic 3

A little over half way through the novel, the reader is surprised when the narrator changes.

How does the change in narrator create a different tone and feeling in the novel?

Why do you think Cormier chose to change the narrator.

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