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

2. What is this called?
(a) Garua.
(b) Guna.
(c) Goora.
(d) Gasua.

3. At the end of the chapter, who else is released?
(a) The non buisness men.
(b) The people with less political connections.
(c) At the end of the chapter, the less wealthy people are released.
(d) The shorter men.

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

5. Into the middle of Chapter 4, what do the hostages discover about the terrorists?
(a) Two of them are females.
(b) Two of the men are spies.
(c) The terrorists need more practice.
(d) One of them is a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of role do you think that Father Arguedas will take on in the story?

2. Why isn't the President at the performance?

3. Where Carmen is from, how do children make a better life for themselves?

4. How does Messner feel when he leaves the hostages?

5. What is the accompanist's real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the terrorists learn that the President is not at the birthday party, what happens?

2. Why is it important for Mr. Hosokawa to be at the birthday party?

3. Why are the generals happy that the new group is smaller and how do they work to whittle down their hostage group?

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

5. When two terrorists are revealed to be females what changes?

6. When Roxane wishes to sing, who helps her and why is it a surprise?

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

8. How does Roxane begin to feel about Mr. Hosokawa?

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

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

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