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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the Marlboro Man given that nickname?
(a) He used to steal Marlboros from convenient stores.
(b) His aunt used to send him Marlboro Reds from America.
(c) He was from a town called Marlboro.
(d) He used to sell Marlboros from his trunk.

2. What does the Minister note about Elena as they speak at the start of the story?
(a) She has developed an eye twitch.
(b) She stutters.
(c) She hunches more than before.
(d) She does not make eye contact.

3. What does Elena do after repeating "God is so powerful" (2) to the Minister?
(a) She sobs into her hands.
(b) She calls him a coward for leaving.
(c) She quietly bows and walks out of the room.
(d) She falls to her knees and begs to be saved.

4. How is the Minister's wife described when discussing her first pregnancy?
(a) Honest and hard working.
(b) Difficult and pampered.
(c) Tranquil and humorous.
(d) Irritable and contentious.

5. What do readers learn of the Minister and Elena's past as he holds the crying woman?
(a) They had once been married.
(b) They used to despise on another.
(c) They had been schoolmates.
(d) They had had an affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will the Minister of Interior's driver take him?

2. What does the Minister realize has happened to him when the man lifts him up amidst the crowd outside the church?

3. What does the Minister call Elena?

4. What is Elena's gaze compared to at the start of the story?

5. What does Ari do when the man who is grabbing the Minister tells him to back the car up?

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