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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who could Elena be "easily mistaken" (3) for as the Minister holds her while his driver waits for him?
(a) The Minister's wife.
(b) The Minister's mother.
(c) The Minister's daughter.
(d) The Minister's sister.

2. 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) Hands with fingers cut off.
(b) Barely alive people begging for help.
(c) Decapitated heads.
(d) Pairs of bloated, purple feet.

3. Who appears in the doorway as Elena weeps before the Minister?
(a) Ari.
(b) The Minister's wife.
(c) A gunman.
(d) The Prime Minister.

4. Who is the author of "Moonlit Landscape with Bridge"?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Sadie Jones.
(c) Zelda Sears.
(d) Stella Zaentz.

5. What is the Minister of Interior's driver's name?
(a) Al.
(b) Elena.
(c) Ari.
(d) Elvis.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the Minister sure the household staff will do once he leaves the house?

4. Why was the devastation outside unsurprising to the Minister when he first left his house with Ari?

5. What word does the Minister use when describing "these weather events" (2) to Elena?

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