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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 are the young terrorists craving?

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

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

4. When the terrorists discover that the President is not at the performance, how do they feel?

5. Where are the hostages really being taken?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

As the guara settles over the house, it allows the hostages and terrorists to forget that they are on separate teams.

How is the guara a symbol for the unrealistic world that the hostages and terrorists now find themselves in?

Why does not being able to see outside of the house cause everyone to create their own worlds?

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