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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Minister realize has happened to him when the man lifts him up amidst the crowd outside the church?
(a) Ari left him.
(b) He has gone blind.
(c) He urinated himself.
(d) He has broken his elbow.

2. What is the Minister of Interior's driver's name?
(a) Al.
(b) Elena.
(c) Elvis.
(d) Ari.

3. What does the Minister yell out when he arrives on the scene at the municipal building?
(a) I'm here!
(b) Join me!
(c) Water!
(d) Get away!

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

5. What does the Minister hand to Elena just before leaving with his driver?
(a) A ring.
(b) A dirty towel.
(c) Money.
(d) His suits.

6. Where does the Minister tell Ari to stop the second time while they are heading to the airport?
(a) His old office.
(b) A library.
(c) A church.
(d) The police station.

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

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

9. Where does the man who helps the Minister to his feet say he is from as he tries to help him through the crowd?
(a) The Peace Corps.
(b) Red Cross.
(c) Office of the Prime Minister.
(d) The U.S. Army.

10. Who could Elena be "easily mistaken" (3) for as the Minister holds her while his driver waits for him?
(a) The Minister's mother.
(b) The Minister's sister.
(c) The Minister's wife.
(d) The Minister's daughter.

11. What does the Minister call Elena?
(a) Elle belle.
(b) Young lady.
(c) Ma'am.
(d) Lele.

12. How are the Minister and Elena related?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) The Minister is her uncle.
(d) Distant cousins.

13. What phrase is used to describe the way the Minister believes his household staff will behave once he leaves the house?
(a) Flies on excrement.
(b) Animals in a zoo.
(c) Beasts upon carrion.
(d) Angels in heaven.

14. 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 sees another crowd of needy people.
(b) He wants to get dinner.
(c) He needs a cup of coffee.
(d) He needs to go to the bathroom.

15. What does the Minister tell Elena was "a wicked lie in the foreign press" (2)?
(a) That the Minister refused to send aid.
(b) That the Minister was running away.
(c) That they set the storm in motion.
(d) That they were unprepared.

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 sure the household staff will do once he leaves the house?

3. What does the Minister tell Elena he will do once settled with his wife and family?

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

5. What happens when the Minister hands money to a man in the crowd at the municipal building?

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