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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 phrase is used to describe the way the Minister believes his household staff will behave once he leaves the house?
(a) Animals in a zoo.
(b) Flies on excrement.
(c) Beasts upon carrion.
(d) Angels in heaven.

2. What is Elena's gaze compared to at the start of the story?
(a) Images of ruthless soldiers.
(b) Newsreel of starving children in war torn countries.
(c) Paintings of noble women.
(d) Portraits of heroic peasants.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the Minister appreciate about Elena?

5. Where do Elena's children live?

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