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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 6 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does the Minister's favorite painting remind him?
(a) His children.
(b) His wedding day.
(c) His vacation home.
(d) His ancestral village.

2. 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.

3. Where are the Minister's wife and children waiting for him?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Barcelona.

4. What does the Minister say he is a student of while talking to Ari on their drive?
(a) History.
(b) Sociology.
(c) Love.
(d) Human nature.

5. What useless thing does Ari tell the Minister he will not be listening to while they drive?
(a) The Minister.
(b) The Minister's wife.
(c) The radio.
(d) The GPS.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which type of religious person does the Minister say will agonize over what a beggar might do with his money rather than just giving it to him?

3. What religion does Ari say he follows?

4. Where does the Minister tell Ari to stop the second time while they are heading to the airport?

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

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