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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 hand to Elena just before leaving with his driver?
(a) A ring.
(b) A dirty towel.
(c) His suits.
(d) Money.

2. What does the Minister appreciate about Elena?
(a) Her simplicity.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her intellect.
(d) Her stern nature.

3. Where will the Minister of Interior's driver take him?
(a) The airport.
(b) The bus station.
(c) His office.
(d) Church.

4. The Minister thinks Elena's "pious sincerity" is "as much a memento of his village" (2) as what?
(a) Morning prayer and porridge.
(b) Fresh fruit and bare feet.
(c) Clay pots and braided rugs.
(d) Woven reed baskets and colored shawls.

5. What does the Minister say would happen if the Americans chose to shut off their military satellite system?
(a) All hell would break loose.
(b) They would be liberated.
(c) Nobody would leave the house.
(d) They would be plunged into darkness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Minister note about Elena as they speak at the start of the story?

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

4. What phrase is used to describe the way the Minister believes his household staff will behave once he leaves the house?

5. What does the Minister do "out of habit" (2) when he sees how Elena is suffering?

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