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

2. What author does the Minister recall he and the Prime Minister reading in their youth?
(a) Salinger.
(b) Fitzgerald.
(c) Vonnegut.
(d) Hemingway.

3. What religion does Ari say he follows?
(a) Islam.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Buddhism.

4. What does Ari tell the Minister will happen if they stop the car a second time while on the way to the airport?
(a) Someone will steal the car.
(b) The car might run out of gas.
(c) He will walk out and the Minister will be on his own.
(d) Someone will slit his throat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What useless thing does Ari tell the Minister he will not be listening to while they drive?

2. What is the Minister of Interior's driver's name?

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

4. Why does the Minister tell Ari to stop when they see a group outside the municipal building?

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

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