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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Carmen in love with Roxane?
(a) Roxane is beautiful.
(b) She wants Roxane's riches.
(c) She is a lesbian.
(d) She is in love with her clothes, life, and sophistication.

2. What do they find in the accompanist's pockets?
(a) A knife.
(b) A shot glass.
(c) A hypodermic needle.
(d) A gun.

3. What are the young terrorists craving?
(a) Education.
(b) Change.
(c) Sex.
(d) Hope.

4. By not shooting the dead man, what are the terrorists showing?
(a) They hate sick people.
(b) They hate the dead.
(c) They have repsect for the dead.
(d) They are softies.

5. Why is the lovely Roxane Cross singing at this particular theater?
(a) She was paid a large amount to sing.
(b) This is her last show before she retires.
(c) She is in love with Hosokawa and wants him to have a great birthday.
(d) For Mr. Katsumi Hosokawa's birthday.

6. Who has Gen become attracted to (besides Roxane)?
(a) Sam.
(b) Carmen.
(c) Ruben.
(d) Beatriz.

7. What song does Roxane sing during the first chapter?
(a) Dove sono.
(b) Caro nome.
(c) Celeste Aida.
(d) Bel Canto.

8. Why are the generals happier with their smaller group?
(a) They want to kill less people.
(b) They do not like being aorund a lot of people.
(c) People make them nervous.
(d) It is a littler easier to manage a smaller group of hostages.

9. Who is Joachim Messner?
(a) A detective.
(b) A police investigator.
(c) An American spy.
(d) A Red Cross negotiator.

10. What fateful decision does Father Arguedas make?
(a) The Father chose not to go to the concert, which saved his life.
(b) He decides to help the sick accompanist.
(c) He decides to stay at Ruben's house insstead of being let go with other hostages.
(d) He decides to leave all the hostages.

11. Who are Simon and Edith Thibault?
(a) French ambassadors to this South American country.
(b) Very important doctors.
(c) They are American spies.
(d) Affluent lawyers.

12. During the siege, what are the terrorists learning?
(a) Culture connections.
(b) How to work with others.
(c) How to relate freinds with their hostages.
(d) Education they crave.

13. What is the first communication between Roxane and Mr. Hosokawa?
(a) He tells her that he admires her talent.
(b) By letter.
(c) He apologizes to her for having her life put in danger.
(d) He tells her how much he loves her.

14. What does music help the hostages to do?
(a) Makes them stronger.
(b) Helps them remember their family.
(c) Makes them bolder.
(d) Helps them heal.

15. Why are Gen's services needed right away?
(a) He is an expert translator and is called in to help.
(b) He is a great mediator.
(c) Everyone speaks the same language.
(d) He is very calm under pressure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the hostages think is happening while some are led out of the room?

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

3. What does this setting allow the hostages to feel like?

4. What new role does Gen take on for the group?

5. As a result, what almost happens to Sam?

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