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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they find in the accompanist's pockets?

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

3. Who is situated in the theater?

4. Who are Simon and Edith Thibault?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Roxane feel awkward while giving her speech about Christoph?

2. How old do the terrorists seem to be?

3. How does the novel begin and what mood is established?

4. What does Messner discover about the terrorists that have taken over Ruben's house?

5. How do the hostages and terrorists find a way to communicate with one another?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does music become the universal language of the house?

How is music enjoyed by millions of people across different cultures?

What other modes of artistry help to create peace between people?

Essay Topic 2

As Messner visits the house for the last time, he warns Gen that the government has figured out a solution to the problem of the terrorists.

Why does Gen blatantly ignore the warning?

How could Gen have warned everyone and possibly saved Carmen's life?

Do you think everyone in the house is responsible for outcome of the siege?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the entire novel Gen is extremely kind to Beatriz. He notices that she is also a girl from the jungle who wants to learn more.

- How does Gen's kindness end up saving Carmen?

- How does Beatriz's counseling with Father allow her the ability to be kind and forgive others?

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