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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Elena do after repeating "God is so powerful" (2) to the Minister?
(a) She falls to her knees and begs to be saved.
(b) She sobs into her hands.
(c) She calls him a coward for leaving.
(d) She quietly bows and walks out of the room.

3. What does the Minister say would happen if the Americans chose to shut off their military satellite system?
(a) All hell would break loose.
(b) They would be liberated.
(c) Nobody would leave the house.
(d) They would be plunged into darkness.

4. What did the Minister of Interior's wife call the room in which he stands at the start of the story?
(a) The salon.
(b) The library.
(c) The cafe.
(d) The spa.

5. What does the Minister do in the back of the car as he passes the devastation from the storm?
(a) Speak incessantly to Ari.
(b) Cries quietly into his handkerchief.
(c) Texts his wife that he is on his way.
(d) Yell out the window that help is on the way.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What phrase does the Minister repeat to Elena when she enters the room at the start of the story?

3. Where will the Minister of Interior's driver take him?

4. Where do Elena's children live?

5. What is the Minister of Interior's driver's name?

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