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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the Minister's wife described when discussing her first pregnancy?
(a) Honest and hard working.
(b) Irritable and contentious.
(c) Difficult and pampered.
(d) Tranquil and humorous.

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

3. What does the Minister do "out of habit" (2) when he sees how Elena is suffering?
(a) He multiplies her suffering by the population.
(b) He offers to buy her something nice.
(c) He turns away in horror.
(d) He whistles a happy tune.

4. How long had it been since the Minister had left the house when he leaves with Ari?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 3 days.

5. What "sentence from a previous existence" (2) does the Minister say aloud while alone in his room at the start of the story?
(a) Peace be with you.
(b) So it goes.
(c) God bless us all.
(d) Adios, amigo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Minister attribute to most of the deaths in the south when he discussing the storm with Elena?

2. Who is the author of "Moonlit Landscape with Bridge"?

3. What is Elena's gaze compared to at the start of the story?

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

5. What phrase is used to describe the way the Minister believes his household staff will behave once he leaves the house?

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