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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. When did Paige last see Bobby alive?

2. What food does Keith bring when he returns the morning after he and Paige make their final plans for the bombing?

3. Why doesn't Keith drive all the way to the highway department building?

4. What is inscribed on the duffel bag given to Paige?

5. What do Paige, Lindsay, and Keith do in the evenings after dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation between Touche and Aidan before leaving for Fisher's Island and why does it make Aidan nervous?

2. Describe the grief Paige and her parents are enduring after Bobby's death and why Paige remains with her parents rather than returning to her job.

3. Who is Kimbell LeRoux?

4. How and why do Aidan and Cressida meet?

5. Describe the problems Aidan and his girlfriend, Cressida, are having?

6. Describe Paige's reaction when Keith tells her he plans to blow up a coal mine?

7. How does Lindsay get the message across to Paige that she's in love with Keith and that Paige is to keep her distance?

8. Describe the hotel where Aidan stays when he's looking for Paige.

9. Briefly describe what Aidan reveals about his parents?

10. How does Paige learn about the group that is protesting environmental misdeeds?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the jobs of Aidan, Paige, and Cressida? Are their professions important to the story line? Why or why not? Do the jobs make their characters more or less believable?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Paige's background, focusing on how and why she became involved with the movement.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Keith's reasons for targeting the media. Is he right? Could the bombing be an effective way of protesting what he sees as injustice? Was Keith reasonable? Support your answers.

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