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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion does Ari say he follows?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Christianity.

2. What does the Minister do in the back of the car as he passes the devastation from the storm?
(a) Speak incessantly to Ari.
(b) Cries quietly into his handkerchief.
(c) Texts his wife that he is on his way.
(d) Yell out the window that help is on the way.

3. Where does the man who helps the Minister to his feet say he is from as he tries to help him through the crowd?
(a) The Peace Corps.
(b) Office of the Prime Minister.
(c) The U.S. Army.
(d) Red Cross.

4. How old is the Minister's youngest daughter?
(a) 17.
(b) 25.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

5. What does the man tell Ari he gave up long ago?
(a) Women.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Driving.
(d) Killing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Minister tell Elena was "a wicked lie in the foreign press" (2)?

2. What does the large group of people outside the municipal building do to indicate their thirst?

3. How long had it been since the Minister had left the house when he leaves with Ari?

4. What phrase does the Minister repeat to Elena when she enters the room at the start of the story?

5. How old is the Minister of Interior?

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