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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Minister note about Elena as they speak at the start of the story?
(a) She hunches more than before.
(b) She stutters.
(c) She does not make eye contact.
(d) She has developed an eye twitch.

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

3. What does the Minister realize has happened to him when the man lifts him up amidst the crowd outside the church?
(a) He has gone blind.
(b) He urinated himself.
(c) Ari left him.
(d) He has broken his elbow.

4. Why does Ari protest against the Minister's suggestion they stop when they encounter people outside the municipal building?
(a) The Minister will miss his plane.
(b) Ari seems someone in the crowd he dislikes.
(c) Ari is low on gas.
(d) Ari is afraid the car will get hijacked.

5. What does man ask the Minister to do when he first arrives at the municipal building?
(a) Help his family.
(b) Leave them alone.
(c) Take him to Paris.
(d) Rebuild their city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crowd do when the Minister begins to remove the crates of water from his trunk?

2. What phrase is used to describe the way the Minister believes his household staff will behave once he leaves the house?

3. Where does the Minister tell Ari to stop the second time while they are heading to the airport?

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

5. What religion does Ari say he follows?

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