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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 10 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why was the devastation outside unsurprising to the Minister when he first left his house with Ari?
(a) He watched it on the city's closed circuit television.
(b) He had sneaked out of his house to look at it one night.
(c) He had been getting daily briefings.
(d) He had seen it on the news.

4. Why is the Minister unable to get out of the car when Ari stops it outside the municipal building where a crowd has gathered?
(a) A large group of people block the door.
(b) His hand is too weak.
(c) The child safety lock is on.
(d) The door is jammed.

5. What does Ari repeat over and over as he drives the man and the Minister?
(a) Please don't kill me.
(b) Please don't kill him.
(c) Please don't kill us.
(d) Please get out of the car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the man say gave him the nickname The Marlboro Man?

3. What does the Minister do "out of habit" (2) when he sees how Elena is suffering?

4. Who is screaming the Minister's name as he walks down the tarmac with his aides at the end of the story?

5. How is the Minister's wife described when discussing her first pregnancy?

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