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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word does the Minister use when describing "these weather events" (2) to Elena?
(a) Disastrous.
(b) Demonic.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Dazzling.

3. How are the Minister and Elena related?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) Distant cousins.
(d) The Minister is her uncle.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Moonlit Landscape with Bridge"?

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

3. What did the Minister of Interior's wife call the room in which he stands at the start of the story?

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

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

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