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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do they discover about the accompanist?
(a) He is in horrible pain while dying.
(b) He is a diabetic.
(c) He hates Roxane.
(d) He is on drugs.

2. As a result, what almost happens to Sam?
(a) He is going to be imprisoned.
(b) He is tortured.
(c) He is almost shot.
(d) He gets hit on the head.

3. Who is trying to protect Roxane the whole time?
(a) Mr. Hosokawa.
(b) The accompanist.
(c) Gen. Berlin.
(d) Carmen.

4. 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 seventeen and wants to work to free the people.
(d) She is vicous for being so young.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Simon and Edith Thibault?

2. What makes a hostage uprising impossible?

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

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

5. What does Messner do for the hostages?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Hosokawa decide to attend his own birthday party?

2. Who is finally allowed to leave the house and why?

3. Although the terrorists seem to have all the control in the situation, what do the hostages offer?

4. As time goes on, how do the hostages and terrorists start to treat one another?

5. Why has Gen become incredibly busy during his stay at Ruben's house?

6. As the hostages get used to their new home, what do they learn about their surroundings?

7. How have Ruben and Roxane adjusted into their roles in the house?

8. What aspects of the situation have led Simon to re-evaluate his life?

9. Why does Mr. Hosokawa feel like the hostage situation is his fault?

10. What is happening to the health of the accompanist?

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