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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 have all the hostages been told to do?

2. Who is allowed to leave Ruben's home?

3. By not shooting the dead man, what are the terrorists showing?

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

5. What does Gen write out for the terrorists on a weekly basis?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Messner become jealous of the hostages?

3. Why has Gen become incredibly busy during his stay at Ruben's house?

4. How does Gen make himself important during this scary time?

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

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

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

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

9. When Roxane wishes to sing, who helps her and why is it a surprise?

10. Who is finally allowed to leave the house and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author establish Ruben's home as a prison and as an alternate reality?

What qualities about the home are likened to a prison? What about the home allows them to see it as a safe place.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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