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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to the crowd, what other people are at the church where the Minister stops to urinate?
(a) Medics.
(b) Politicians.
(c) TV news crews.
(d) The Minister's family.

2. How does the Minister know the man in the car is not from the Red Cross?
(a) He does not have a Red Cross I.D.
(b) The man told him he is not from the Red Cross.
(c) His uniform is not a Red Cross uniform.
(d) The Red Cross no longer exists.

3. What does the Minister say to Ari about his generation when he wants Ari to stop for the people outside the municipal building?
(a) It is so poorly educated.
(b) It is so malicious.
(c) It is so cynical.
(d) It is so altruistic.

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

5. What does the Minister say he is a student of while talking to Ari on their drive?
(a) Love.
(b) Human nature.
(c) Sociology.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ari protest against the Minister's suggestion they stop when they encounter people outside the municipal building?

2. How are the Minister and Elena related?

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

4. What did the Minister of Interior's wife call the room in which he stands at the start of the story?

5. What does man ask the Minister to do when he first arrives at the municipal building?

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