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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What phrase is used to describe the way the Minister believes his household staff will behave once he leaves the house?
(a) Animals in a zoo.
(b) Flies on excrement.
(c) Beasts upon carrion.
(d) Angels in heaven.

4. What does Ari do as he drives the Minister and the man who got into the car with them?
(a) Calls the cops.
(b) Stares ahead in silence.
(c) Sings to the radio.
(d) Cries.

5. Where is the "decades-old failed public-works project" (7) that Ari drives past with the Minister and the man in the car?
(a) Downtown.
(b) The forest.
(c) The old mill.
(d) The reservoir.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the Minister ask Ari to stop the car a second time despite having told him he would not do so again?

3. Where does the man who helps the Minister to his feet say he is from as he tries to help him through the crowd?

4. What do readers learn of the Minister and Elena's past as he holds the crying woman?

5. Where are the Minister's wife and children waiting for him?

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