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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 see "under the wall that had once circled the parade ground" (3) as he and Ari drive past the devastation?
(a) Pairs of bloated, purple feet.
(b) Barely alive people begging for help.
(c) Decapitated heads.
(d) Hands with fingers cut off.

2. Where do Elena's children live?
(a) In the city.
(b) In the country.
(c) With Elena and the Minister.
(d) By the sea.

3. What "sentence from a previous existence" (2) does the Minister say aloud while alone in his room at the start of the story?
(a) Adios, amigo.
(b) So it goes.
(c) God bless us all.
(d) Peace be with you.

4. What phrase does the Minister repeat to Elena when she enters the room at the start of the story?
(a) Those were the days.
(b) Difficult days.
(c) Tragedy ensues.
(d) Good times.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Minister of Interior's driver's name?

3. What does the Minister attribute to most of the deaths in the south when he discussing the storm with Elena?

4. How are the Minister and Elena related?

5. What word does the Minister use when describing "these weather events" (2) to Elena?

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