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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. Officially, what is Javier's business?

2. Who does the Defensor del Pueblo set Lisette up with to interview in Chapter 3?

3. In 2007, how many troops were in Afghanistan?

4. In Chapter 2, where does Mason tell Diego to send Lisette?

5. What business did Juan Pedro's maternal grandparents have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mason feel when his father teaches Inez how to fell a tree?

2. How did Luisa help Abel rebuild his life?

3. What happens at a checkpoint at the end of Chapter 4?

4. In 2007, why was it not possible to secure Afghanistan?

5. What is the difference between where army resources are deployed and how Juan Pedro would like to see resources deployed in Chapter 5?

6. What does Abel leave at Chepe's bar where his family and neighbors were killed?

7. What problems is Misael having with his crop in Chapter 7?

8. Why did Juan Pedro's colleagues think he was crazy to send Valencia to Nacional, and what were the pros and cons of sending Valencia to Nacional?

9. What happened to Juana Perez, and how did she survive?

10. What was the difference between training soldiers in Afghanistan and in Colombia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the author use different points of view? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Lisette is a war correspondent. Why is Lisette a war correspondent? What is her motivation for reporting wars?

Essay Topic 3

Jefferson is the leader of a paramilitary group when he and Abel meet. What lengths will Jefferson go to to achieve his goals? What does the way he conducts his life and business indicate about the ends justifying the means?

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