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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the large group of people outside the municipal building do to indicate their thirst?
(a) Drop their jaws and point inside their mouths.
(b) Stick out their tongues and pant.
(c) Pat their hands on their throats.
(d) Mimic drinking from a glass.

3. What is the Minister of Interior's driver's name?
(a) Elvis.
(b) Al.
(c) Ari.
(d) Elena.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is the Minister unable to get out of the car when Ari stops it outside the municipal building where a crowd has gathered?

4. 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?

5. What does the Minister realize has happened to him when the man lifts him up amidst the crowd outside the church?

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