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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the Minister's wife and children waiting for him?
(a) London.
(b) Rome.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Paris.

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

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

4. What phrase is used to describe the way the Minister believes his household staff will behave once he leaves the house?
(a) Animals in a zoo.
(b) Flies on excrement.
(c) Beasts upon carrion.
(d) Angels in heaven.

5. What does the Minister call Elena?
(a) Elle belle.
(b) Young lady.
(c) Ma'am.
(d) Lele.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Minister see "under the wall that had once circled the parade ground" (3) as he and Ari drive past the devastation?

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

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

4. Who could Elena be "easily mistaken" (3) for as the Minister holds her while his driver waits for him?

5. How long had it been since the Minister had left the house when he leaves with Ari?

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