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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 does Ari protest against the Minister's suggestion they stop when they encounter people outside the municipal building?
(a) The Minister will miss his plane.
(b) Ari seems someone in the crowd he dislikes.
(c) Ari is afraid the car will get hijacked.
(d) Ari is low on gas.

2. What does the Minister tell Elena was "a wicked lie in the foreign press" (2)?
(a) That the Minister refused to send aid.
(b) That they were unprepared.
(c) That they set the storm in motion.
(d) That the Minister was running away.

3. How are the Minister and Elena related?
(a) Distant cousins.
(b) Husband and wife.
(c) The Minister is her uncle.
(d) Brother and sister.

4. In addition to the crowd, what other people are at the church where the Minister stops to urinate?
(a) Medics.
(b) Politicians.
(c) TV news crews.
(d) The Minister's family.

5. What does the man tell the Minister is different about both of them from their younger days?
(a) Their bellies are bigger.
(b) They are far more educated.
(c) Their hair is shorter.
(d) They have much more money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do readers learn of the Minister and Elena's past as he holds the crying woman?

2. How is the Minister's wife described when discussing her first pregnancy?

3. What did the Minister of Interior's wife call the room in which he stands at the start of the story?

4. What does Ari tell the Minister will happen if they stop the car a second time while on the way to the airport?

5. What does the crowd do when the Minister begins to remove the crates of water from his trunk?

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