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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Minister unable to get out of the car when Ari stops it outside the municipal building where a crowd has gathered?
(a) The child safety lock is on.
(b) A large group of people block the door.
(c) His hand is too weak.
(d) The door is jammed.

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

3. In addition to the crowd, what other people are at the church where the Minister stops to urinate?
(a) The Minister's family.
(b) TV news crews.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Medics.

4. How old is the Minister's youngest daughter?
(a) 25.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 17.

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

6. What does the Minister attribute to most of the deaths in the south when he discussing the storm with Elena?
(a) Suffocation.
(b) Drownings.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Suicides.

7. 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) Office of the Prime Minister.
(b) The Peace Corps.
(c) The U.S. Army.
(d) Red Cross.

8. What does the Minister see "under the wall that had once circled the parade ground" (3) as he and Ari drive past the devastation?
(a) Decapitated heads.
(b) Barely alive people begging for help.
(c) Hands with fingers cut off.
(d) Pairs of bloated, purple feet.

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

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

11. Why does the Minister tell Ari to stop when they see a group outside the municipal building?
(a) He wants to give them water.
(b) He wants to make a speech.
(c) He wants to bring some of the people with him.
(d) He wants to take a selfie with them.

12. What is happening when the Minister gets knocked to the ground outside of the church?
(a) Two people are throwing sacks of food to the crowd.
(b) The crowd pounces on the Minister saying it is all his fault.
(c) People are shoving each other trying to get on the news.
(d) The crowd is rushing the Minister's car to get water.

13. 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.

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

15. What did the Minister of Interior's wife call the room in which he stands at the start of the story?
(a) The salon.
(b) The cafe.
(c) The library.
(d) The spa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Minister say would happen if the Americans chose to shut off their military satellite system?

2. The Minister thinks Elena's "pious sincerity" is "as much a memento of his village" (2) as what?

3. Where will the Minister of Interior's driver take him?

4. What does the Minister do in the back of the car as he passes the devastation from the storm?

5. What does the large group of people outside the municipal building do to indicate their thirst?

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