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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. How long did it take Jefferson and Abel to walk into a clearing in the mountains in Chapter 7?
(a) Not quite 3 hours.
(b) About 2 hours.
(c) 2 1/2 hours.
(d) 1 1/2 hours.

2. Where did Jefferson have Luisa play the piano in Chapter 7?
(a) A school.
(b) A bar.
(c) City square.
(d) Her house.

3. Where did Jefferson and Abel meet with the mayor of Rioclaro in Chapter 7?
(a) His office.
(b) A school.
(c) His home.
(d) A bar.

4. By 2015, how many troops were in Kabul?
(a) 90,000.
(b) Less than 10,000.
(c) 75,000.
(d) Over 100,000.

5. In what town did Juan Pedtro work when Valencia was five or six and she and Sofia were nervous?
(a) Araquita.
(b) Tame.
(c) Malambo.
(d) Saravena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in the U.S. was Lisette from?

2. What daily wage did Jefferson give Abel when he liked the way that Abel worked in Chapter 5?

3. In Book II, Chapter 2, in the story Valencia told Juan Pablo, what business did gringa hen want to start?

4. How old is Valencia in Book II, Chapter 2?

5. How old was Abelito when he started working coca?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the time of the raid on Ammar al-Zawba'i, how did Mason describe himself and his job?

2. What was the Westerner's Kabul like in 2015?

3. What was Abelito's favorite game to play with the other children?

4. How does Abel describe what it is to be a person in Chapter 1?

5. What were Mason's thoughts about what he ws doing in Special Forcees at the end of Book II, Chapter 2?

6. In Book II, what did Mason believe about his father's work and his own work?

7. What was the key in Chapter 2 to finding details to make readers stop and care about a story?

8. Why did Jefe think Mason needed to think about leaving Special Forces in Book II, Chapter 3?

9. In Chapter 4, why did Lisette call her mother?

10. What did Able remember about the early days after Osmin saved him?

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