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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of role do you think that Father Arguedas will take on in the story?
(a) He will be a little too into confrontation.
(b) He will help all the hostages feel better.
(c) He will be aggressively trying to get nonbelievers to convert.
(d) Play an important mediator role during the hostage situation.

2. How does Messner bring Roxane music?
(a) He brings some from his own personal collection.
(b) He uses Father Arguedas' local connection to get the sheet music she needs.
(c) He begs his boss to find some.
(d) He sneaks it in with the rest of the supplies.

3. Who plays the piano for Roxane when she wants to sing?
(a) Tetsuya Kato.
(b) Testa Kato.
(c) Kato Tetsuya.
(d) Kato Tetsua.

4. Who is situated in the theater?
(a) Only Hosokawa.
(b) A small audience of select people.
(c) The president of the US.
(d) A large international audience.

5. Why isn't the President at the performance?
(a) His wife was very sick.
(b) His favorite soap opera's finale was being aired.
(c) He needed to attend to matters of the state.
(d) His daughter had a play.

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

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

8. Why have the terrorists taken over Ruben's house?
(a) They want to burn it down.
(b) They want one million dollars.
(c) They want to free General Benjamin's brother, Luis, from jail.
(d) They wanted to kill the President in front of millions of people.

9. What have all the hostages been told to do?
(a) Give up all hope.
(b) Contact their families because they will be killed.
(c) Give up all their cell phones.
(d) Lie on the floor.

10. Who is with Hosokawa at the theater?
(a) Gen Wannabe, his partner.
(b) Gen Watanabe, his friend and translator.
(c) Gen Wannabe, his butler.
(d) Gen Watanabe, business investor.

11. What becomes the language that everyone can communicate through?
(a) Everyone can communicate through the language of music.
(b) Their emotions.
(c) They use sign language to communicate.
(d) They all feel each other through movement.

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

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

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

15. Why does Mr. Hosokawa feel responsible for the the kidnapping?
(a) He did not do anything to help save the people.
(b) He wants alone time with Roxane.
(c) His government warned him not to come.
(d) Everyone was in the theater for his birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the generals happier with their smaller group?

2. Everyone in the house is _______ by Roxane.

3. Why has Hosokawa chosen to go to this foreign place?

4. As time goes on, what happens to the hostages and terrorists?

5. How does Mr. Hosokawa spend most of his day?

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