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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 does the Minister do when the Marlboro Man says, "You, too, are by brother" (12)?
(a) He tells his aide to arrest him.
(b) He waves to the man.
(c) He yells the same phrase back at the man.
(d) He ignores the man and says nothing.

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

3. Why does Ari protest against the Minister's suggestion they stop when they encounter people outside the municipal building?
(a) The Minister will miss his plane.
(b) Ari is low on gas.
(c) Ari seems someone in the crowd he dislikes.
(d) Ari is afraid the car will get hijacked.

4. Why does the Minister ask Ari to stop the car a second time despite having told him he would not do so again?
(a) He wants to get dinner.
(b) He needs a cup of coffee.
(c) He sees another crowd of needy people.
(d) He needs to go to the bathroom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Ari and the man described as the Minister thinks of being stuck in the car with them "on the way to his own execution" (7)?

2. What does Ari tell the Minister will happen if they stop the car a second time while on the way to the airport?

3. What is Elena's gaze compared to at the start of the story?

4. Of what does the Minister's favorite painting remind him?

5. Who is the author of "Moonlit Landscape with Bridge"?

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