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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the hostages think is happening while some are led out of the room?
(a) The hostages are being beaten one at a time.
(b) They think people are being killed one at a time.
(c) They think the hostages are being questioned.
(d) They are not sure what to think.

2. What does Gen wish he could do with Carmen?
(a) Leave the house with her.
(b) Have kids with her.
(c) Teach her Spanish.
(d) Marry her.

3. By watching, what does Ishmael teach himself?
(a) How to play chess.
(b) How to play the piano.
(c) How to play the violin.
(d) How to sing.

4. What new role does Gen take on for the group?
(a) He teaches them how to use computers.
(b) Gen takes on the role of a secretary to the generals.
(c) Gen shows them how to read.
(d) He becomes their bulter.

5. When Simon turns on the television one afternoon, what happens?
(a) He reconnects with the outside world.
(b) They do not want their prisoners watching television.
(c) It alarms the terrorists. They have no idea what it is.
(d) It breaks.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the opera singer kisses the opera singer what happens in the novel?

2. When the terrorists discover that the President is not at the performance, how do they feel?

3. Why do the generals allow them to venture outside of the house?

4. Why does Messner feel sorry for the group?

5. Why does Simon see his wife in a different light?

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