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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. As the accompanist gets sicker, what does one of the hostages do for him?
(a) They attempt to let him go free.
(b) They force him to die alone.
(c) Father gives the accompanist his Last Rites.
(d) They try to put him in a nice bedroom.

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

3. How is the accompanist's declaration of love received by Roxane?
(a) She quietly denies it.
(b) It is accepted.
(c) It is sadly rejected.
(d) She pretends to accept it.

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

5. Where is the theater located?
(a) Cost Rica.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Guatamala.
(d) A South American country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the hostages really being taken?

2. What is the first communication between Roxane and Mr. Hosokawa?

3. What does the whole room begin to assume about their relationship (Roxane and the accompanist)?

4. How does Roxane Cross feel about being the only woman forced to stay?

5. What do the hostages start to do for the terrorists?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What feelings does Roxane make everyone feel throughout the house?

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 does the novel begin and what mood is established?

5. How old do the terrorists seem to be?

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

7. What does the accompanist's death prove to the reader?

8. How does Gen make himself important during this scary time?

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

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

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