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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. When the Vice President comes forward to speak with the terrorists, what does he tell them?

2. What does Roxane's music cause to happen?

3. Who has Gen become attracted to (besides Roxane)?

4. Who is trying to protect Roxane the whole time?

5. As time goes on, what happens to the hostages and terrorists?

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

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

5. When the terrorists choose not to shoot a dead body, what are they proving about themselves?

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

7. What type of mood is set for the beginning of the novel?

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

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

10. Why does Messner become jealous of the hostages?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the characters in the novel put aside their differences to become friends?

What causes them to become so connected and in love with each other as the book progresses?

Essay Topic 2

What do the house and guara symbolize throughout the novel?

Does Patchett use a lot of symbolization in the novel? So you think it is effective for the story?

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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