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

2. What does the Minister appreciate about Elena?
(a) Her stern nature.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her intellect.
(d) Her simplicity.

3. What word does the Minister use when describing "these weather events" (2) to Elena?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Dazzling.
(c) Disastrous.
(d) Demonic.

4. What does the Minister see "under the wall that had once circled the parade ground" (3) as he and Ari drive past the devastation?
(a) Barely alive people begging for help.
(b) Decapitated heads.
(c) Hands with fingers cut off.
(d) Pairs of bloated, purple feet.

5. What does the Minister tell Elena he will do once settled with his wife and family?
(a) Write to her.
(b) Send her final paycheck.
(c) FaceTime her.
(d) Send for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Minister yell out when he arrives on the scene at the municipal building?

2. What happens when the Minister hands money to a man in the crowd at the municipal building?

3. What useless thing does Ari tell the Minister he will not be listening to while they drive?

4. What does the Minister note about Elena as they speak at the start of the story?

5. What do readers learn of the Minister and Elena's past as he holds the crying woman?

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