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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 note about Elena as they speak at the start of the story?
(a) She does not make eye contact.
(b) She hunches more than before.
(c) She stutters.
(d) She has developed an eye twitch.

2. What is Elena's gaze compared to at the start of the story?
(a) Newsreel of starving children in war torn countries.
(b) Portraits of heroic peasants.
(c) Images of ruthless soldiers.
(d) Paintings of noble women.

3. 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?
(a) Christian.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Jew.

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

5. What does the Minister hand to Elena just before leaving with his driver?
(a) His suits.
(b) A ring.
(c) A dirty towel.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Minister say would happen if the Americans chose to shut off their military satellite system?

3. Who appears in the doorway as Elena weeps before the Minister?

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

5. Why does the Minister ask Ari to stop the car a second time despite having told him he would not do so again?

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