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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 6 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which type of religious person does the Minister say will agonize over what a beggar might do with his money rather than just giving it to him?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Christian.
(c) Jew.
(d) Buddhist.

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

3. Why was the devastation outside unsurprising to the Minister when he first left his house with Ari?
(a) He had sneaked out of his house to look at it one night.
(b) He had been getting daily briefings.
(c) He watched it on the city's closed circuit television.
(d) He had seen it on the news.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Minister tell Elena was "a wicked lie in the foreign press" (2)?

3. What does Ari do when the man who is grabbing the Minister tells him to back the car up?

4. Why does the Minister tell Ari to stop when they see a group outside the municipal building?

5. Where do Elena's children live?

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