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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 General Benjamin respect about Ishmael?
(a) That he is interested in improving his life.
(b) That he was able to teach himself how to play and then wanted to challenege him.
(c) He is an extremely hard worker.
(d) He is young and smart.

2. Although love is blooming, what do they refuse to acknowledge in the background?
(a) The terrorists are plotting.
(b) The country is in unrest.
(c) No one is happy.
(d) That something bad will happen soon.

3. Where does Carmen ask Gen to meet her tonight?
(a) In the dining room.
(b) Away from the house.
(c) In the china closet.
(d) In a bedroom.

4. What does Messner feel for the terrorists?
(a) Regret.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Hope.

5. What are all of the house guests unable to face?
(a) Reality.
(b) The memories of their former lives.
(c) Their feelings for one another.
(d) What is happening in the outside world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carmen cause Gen to realize about himself?

2. What does Beatriz not approve of?

3. What do the other people in the house not suspect concerning new relationships?

4. In the beginning, what had the generals planned to do to Roxane?

5. What must Gen translate to Roxane?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Victor and everyone else in the house fall in love with Roxane?

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

3. General Benjamin allows some of his soldiers to learn how to cook, what does this show about him?

4. What prompts Beatriz to go to Father Arguedas?

5. As Mr. Hosokawa has gotten used to being in the house, what has he gotten an appreciation for?

6. To Roxane, what is true love?

7. As each day passes on, what interesting things are happening between the hostages and terrorists?

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

9. Messner is jealous that everyone in the house gets to spend time with Roxane, but what does he slowly realize?

10. What does General Benjamin realize about the way he handled the siege?

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