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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "sentence from a previous existence" (2) does the Minister say aloud while alone in his room at the start of the story?
(a) God bless us all.
(b) Peace be with you.
(c) So it goes.
(d) Adios, amigo.

2. Where will the Minister of Interior's driver take him?
(a) The bus station.
(b) Church.
(c) The airport.
(d) His office.

3. What is Elena's gaze compared to at the start of the story?
(a) Paintings of noble women.
(b) Newsreel of starving children in war torn countries.
(c) Images of ruthless soldiers.
(d) Portraits of heroic peasants.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Minister note about Elena as they speak at the start of the story?

2. What does the Minister do when the Marlboro Man says, "You, too, are by brother" (12)?

3. What does the Minister attribute to most of the deaths in the south when he discussing the storm with Elena?

4. What does the Minister tell Elena was "a wicked lie in the foreign press" (2)?

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

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