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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 phrase is used to describe the way the suits are laid out at the start of "Moonlit Landscape with Bridge"?
(a) Ladies in waiting.
(b) Fallen leaves.
(c) Corpses in a pile.
(d) Wind scattered petals.

2. 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.

3. What does the Minister call Elena?
(a) Lele.
(b) Elle belle.
(c) Young lady.
(d) Ma'am.

4. What does the Minister yell out when he arrives on the scene at the municipal building?
(a) Get away!
(b) Water!
(c) Join me!
(d) I'm here!

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to the crowd, what other people are at the church where the Minister stops to urinate?

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

3. Why was the devastation outside unsurprising to the Minister when he first left his house with Ari?

4. What phrase does the Minister repeat to Elena when she enters the room at the start of the story?

5. What does the Minister do "out of habit" (2) when he sees how Elena is suffering?

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