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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) Ari seems someone in the crowd he dislikes.
(b) The Minister will miss his plane.
(c) Ari is afraid the car will get hijacked.
(d) Ari is low on gas.

2. What does the Minister attribute to most of the deaths in the south when he discussing the storm with Elena?
(a) Suicides.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Suffocation.
(d) Drownings.

3. What does the Minister do "out of habit" (2) when he sees how Elena is suffering?
(a) He offers to buy her something nice.
(b) He multiplies her suffering by the population.
(c) He turns away in horror.
(d) He whistles a happy tune.

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

5. What does the man tell the Minister is disappointing after the Minister says he knows the man will kill them?
(a) That the Minister was not prepared for the storm.
(b) That the Minister does not recognize the man.
(c) That the Minister relies on Ari to help him.
(d) That the Minister is running away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the Minister and Elena related?

2. What does the man tell the Minister is different about both of them from their younger days?

3. What does Elena do after repeating "God is so powerful" (2) to the Minister?

4. How old is the Minister of Interior?

5. Why was the Marlboro Man given that nickname?

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