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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does the Minister repeat to Elena when she enters the room at the start of the story?
(a) Tragedy ensues.
(b) Difficult days.
(c) Those were the days.
(d) Good times.

2. What does Ari repeat over and over as he drives the man and the Minister?
(a) Please get out of the car.
(b) Please don't kill him.
(c) Please don't kill us.
(d) Please don't kill me.

3. What does the Minister tell Elena was "a wicked lie in the foreign press" (2)?
(a) That they set the storm in motion.
(b) That the Minister was running away.
(c) That they were unprepared.
(d) That the Minister refused to send aid.

4. Who does the man say gave him the nickname The Marlboro Man?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) The Minister's wife.
(c) Elena.
(d) The Minister of Interior.

5. 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) Jew.
(b) Christian.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Muslim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man tell the Minister is disappointing after the Minister says he knows the man will kill them?

2. What types of tales did Elena tell the Minister's children when they were young?

3. What does the Minister call Elena?

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

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

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