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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 does Gen finally realize?
(a) He wishes he could take a break.
(b) He will edit to save his job.
(c) He does not like relaying love messages.
(d) It is not up to him to edit other people's messages.

2. What do the other people in the house not suspect concerning new relationships?
(a) That Roxane and Hosokawa are together.
(b) Carmen And Hosokawa are now together.
(c) Gen and Roxane are together.
(d) That anything exists between Gen and Carmen.

3. How does Roxane think love works?
(a) One person must love the other more.
(b) She does not believe in love.
(c) In order to be in love, two people must understand one another.
(d) Two people cannot love forever.

4. What is Roxane's new love?
(a) Being a tutor to Carmen.
(b) Training Cesar how to sing.
(c) Speaking and gossiping with Beatriz.
(d) Entertaining everyone.

5. How does life shift in the house after Messner brings the music box?
(a) No one wants to ever leave the house.
(b) The hostages plan a takover.
(c) They are all into a routine.
(d) Everyone begins fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Messner realize about this hostage situation?

2. What does the General want to discuss with Mr. Hosokawa?

3. What does Messner feel for the terrorists?

4. Who does Victor ask to help him profess his love to Carmen?

5. Why is the morning in Chapter 9 different from others?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the South American country's army finally comes in to the home?

2. How do the hostages and terrorists begin to make a schedule for their new lives?

3. What is a milestone for Carmen and Gen?

4. Why does Gen panic at Messner's news?

5. What don't Gen and Roxane realize that Carmen is doing by helping them?

6. After Carmen and Gen help Mr. Hosokawa and Roxane get together, what do they do?

7. How does Carmen feel about the late night that Carmen, Gen, Roxane, and Mr. Hosokawa all had?

8. What does Carmen realize the house has become for everyone and how do the people inside of it choose to live their lives?

9. When the garua lifts, what happens to the people left in the house?

10. What prompts Beatriz to go to Father Arguedas?

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