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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is clear about Hosokawa's feelings towards her?
(a) He does think she is that great live.
(b) He is very sexually attracted to her.
(c) He wants to own her.
(d) He is completely in love with her.

2. Unfortunately for the accompanist, what is happening to him?
(a) He is becoming extremely emotional.
(b) His health is quickly fading.
(c) He upsets the hostages.
(d) He sees that Mr. Hosokawa is attracted.

3. When Roxane is asked to say something nice about the accompanist, what does she feel?
(a) Happy, he was a good man.
(b) Sa, because he was a close friend.
(c) Sad, she is hurt she is loosing her lover.
(d) Awkward because she did not really know him.

4. After the accompanist dies, what do the generals contemplate?
(a) Making an example out of the dead accompanist.
(b) They think about shooting the dead body to show the government they are serious.
(c) They want to throw it out of a building window.
(d) That they will look bad in front of hostages.

5. What might the terrorists be like?
(a) Crazed with anger.
(b) Rough, crass and aggressive.
(c) Cruel and agressive.
(d) Subdued.

6. How does Roxane react to Mr. Hosokawa's apology?
(a) She is mad with him.
(b) She says she does not blame him at all.
(c) She becomes incesnsed.
(d) She is embarassed by his concern.

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

8. Why has Hosokawa chosen to go to this foreign place?
(a) He loves visiting this country.
(b) He was invited for his birthday.
(c) His mother begged him to fo there.
(d) He has led people to think he will invest in the South American Country.

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

10. How does Roxane Cross feel about being the only woman forced to stay?
(a) Desperate.
(b) Resigned.
(c) She is outraged and upset.
(d) Sad and unfortunate.

11. What does Carmen ask Gen to help her with?
(a) Watch movies with her so that he can translate them.
(b) Tutor her in math.
(c) The way she dresses.
(d) She asks him to teach her Spanish.

12. What does Messner learn about Carmen?
(a) She wants to be an American citizen.
(b) She volunteered to become a terrorist because she likes killing.
(c) She is vicous for being so young.
(d) She is seventeen and wants to work to free the people.

13. What is Carmen teaching herself?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Chinese.
(c) French.
(d) English.

14. What does Roxane's music cause to happen?
(a) It lets everyone come together in a peaceful way.
(b) A shift to occur in the group.
(c) It lets the terrorists drop their guard.
(d) All walls and barriers fall down.

15. Even though he is getting extremely ill, what does the accompanist decide to do?
(a) He decides to stay at Rueben's house to protect Roxane.
(b) Go home and take is diabetes medicine.
(c) He thinks it is time to leave and tries to take Roxane with him.
(d) Hide in one of the bedrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the accompanist gets sicker, what does one of the hostages do for him?

2. What does Gen begin to record about all the hostages?

3. Why is the lovely Roxane Cross singing at this particular theater?

4. What makes a hostage uprising impossible?

5. Why does Hosokawa even decide to attend the celebration?

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