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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 10 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Minister tell Elena he will do once settled with his wife and family?
(a) FaceTime her.
(b) Send her final paycheck.
(c) Write to her.
(d) Send for her.

3. Why was the devastation outside unsurprising to the Minister when he first left his house with Ari?
(a) He had been getting daily briefings.
(b) He watched it on the city's closed circuit television.
(c) He had seen it on the news.
(d) He had sneaked out of his house to look at it one night.

4. What types of tales did Elena tell the Minister's children when they were young?
(a) Tales of the Devil as a young man.
(b) Tales of elves and fairies.
(c) Tales of Jesus as a young man.
(d) Tales of the apocalypse.

5. How long ago does the Marlboro Man say he was given that nickname?
(a) 3 years ago.
(b) 20 years ago.
(c) 10 years ago.
(d) 40 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who could Elena be "easily mistaken" (3) for as the Minister holds her while his driver waits for him?

3. What word does the Marlboro Man mispronounce while the Minister walks down the tarmac?

4. What does the Marlboro Man tell the Minister he is a student of?

5. What does Ari do when the man who is grabbing the Minister tells him to back the car up?

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