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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Minister realize has happened to him when the man lifts him up amidst the crowd outside the church?
(a) He has gone blind.
(b) He urinated himself.
(c) He has broken his elbow.
(d) Ari left him.

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

3. What phrase does the Minister repeat to Elena when she enters the room at the start of the story?
(a) Good times.
(b) Tragedy ensues.
(c) Difficult days.
(d) Those were the days.

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

5. The Minister thinks Elena's "pious sincerity" is "as much a memento of his village" (2) as what?
(a) Fresh fruit and bare feet.
(b) Morning prayer and porridge.
(c) Woven reed baskets and colored shawls.
(d) Clay pots and braided rugs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Minister do in the back of the car as he passes the devastation from the storm?

3. What is Elena's gaze compared to 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 Minister tell Elena he will do once settled with his wife and family?

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