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

2. How is the Minister's wife described when discussing her first pregnancy?
(a) Tranquil and humorous.
(b) Difficult and pampered.
(c) Honest and hard working.
(d) Irritable and contentious.

3. What does the Minister attribute to most of the deaths in the south when he discussing the storm with Elena?
(a) Suffocation.
(b) Drownings.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Suicides.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who appears in the doorway as Elena weeps before the Minister?

3. What does the Minister see "under the wall that had once circled the parade ground" (3) as he and Ari drive past the devastation?

4. What does Elena twist in her hands as she talks to the Minister?

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

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