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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 do readers learn of the Minister and Elena's past as he holds the crying woman?
(a) They had once been married.
(b) They used to despise on another.
(c) They had been schoolmates.
(d) They had had an affair.

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

3. What useless thing does Ari tell the Minister he will not be listening to while they drive?
(a) The Minister.
(b) The GPS.
(c) The Minister's wife.
(d) The radio.

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

5. What does the Minister attribute to most of the deaths in the south when he discussing the storm with Elena?
(a) Suicides.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Drownings.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Elena twist in her hands as she talks to the Minister?

5. What does the Minister tell Elena was "a wicked lie in the foreign press" (2)?

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