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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. Who plays the piano for Roxane when she wants to sing?

2. What does Carmen ask Gen to help her with?

3. Unfortunately for the accompanist, what is happening to him?

4. During the siege, what are the terrorists learning?

5. As the accompanist gets sicker, what does one of the hostages do for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the hostages get used to their new home, what do they learn about their surroundings?

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

3. When the terrorists learn that the President is not at the birthday party, what happens?

4. How does Joachim Messner feel about being at Ruben's house?

5. Why is this time in the house so important for Carmen and how does she take advantage of her situation?

6. Why is it important for Mr. Hosokawa to be at the birthday party?

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

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

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

10. How have Ruben and Roxane adjusted into their roles in the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, music has become everyone's common language.

Also language was created to connect human beings, how does it drastically divide them?

Had the people in the house not had Gen's help, would they have found another way to effectively communicate?

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in the book fall in love with Roxane. Are these characters actually in love with her or are they in lust with her?

What is the difference between lust and love?

Why is it important to recognize the difference between the two?

Essay Topic 3

How do all of the characters join together to create a disillusioned environment in the house?

Why are they all eager to protect the fake world they have created?

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