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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 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) Cries quietly into his handkerchief.
(d) Speak incessantly to Ari.

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

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

4. What does Elena twist in her hands as she talks to the Minister?
(a) A dirty rag.
(b) Rosary beads.
(c) A stuffed bear.
(d) Her apron.

5. What does the Minister tell Elena he will do once settled with his wife and family?
(a) Send her final paycheck.
(b) Send for her.
(c) FaceTime her.
(d) Write to her.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where do Elena's children live?

4. What does the Minister appreciate about Elena?

5. What do readers learn of the Minister and Elena's past as he holds the crying woman?

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