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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Minister unable to get out of the car when Ari stops it outside the municipal building where a crowd has gathered?
(a) A large group of people block the door.
(b) The child safety lock is on.
(c) His hand is too weak.
(d) The door is jammed.

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

3. Who is the author of "Moonlit Landscape with Bridge"?
(a) Sadie Jones.
(b) Zelda Sears.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Stella Zaentz.

4. What does the Minister do "out of habit" (2) when he sees how Elena is suffering?
(a) He offers to buy her something nice.
(b) He whistles a happy tune.
(c) He multiplies her suffering by the population.
(d) He turns away in horror.

5. 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) Hands with fingers cut off.
(b) Decapitated heads.
(c) Pairs of bloated, purple feet.
(d) Barely alive people begging for help.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Minister tell Elena he will do once settled with his wife and family?

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 appreciate about Elena?

5. What is happening when the Minister gets knocked to the ground outside of the church?

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