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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the devastation outside unsurprising to the Minister when he first left his house with Ari?
(a) He had seen it on the news.
(b) He had been getting daily briefings.
(c) He had sneaked out of his house to look at it one night.
(d) He watched it on the city's closed circuit television.

2. What does the Minister tell Elena was "a wicked lie in the foreign press" (2)?
(a) That the Minister was running away.
(b) That the Minister refused to send aid.
(c) That they set the storm in motion.
(d) That they were unprepared.

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

4. Who is the first character readers meet at the start of "Moonlit Landscape with Bridge"?
(a) The Marlboro Man.
(b) The Minister of Interior.
(c) Elena.
(d) Ari.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the Minister and Elena related?

2. The Minister thinks Elena's "pious sincerity" is "as much a memento of his village" (2) as what?

3. How old is the Minister's youngest daughter?

4. What does the Minister say would happen if the Americans chose to shut off their military satellite system?

5. What does the Minister do in the back of the car as he passes the devastation from the storm?

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