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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How is the Minister's wife described when discussing her first pregnancy?
(a) Tranquil and humorous.
(b) Honest and hard working.
(c) Irritable and contentious.
(d) Difficult and pampered.

4. 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) The door is jammed.
(d) His hand is too weak.

5. How long had it been since the Minister had left the house when he leaves with Ari?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 3 days.

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

7. The Minister thinks Elena's "pious sincerity" is "as much a memento of his village" (2) as what?
(a) Clay pots and braided rugs.
(b) Woven reed baskets and colored shawls.
(c) Morning prayer and porridge.
(d) Fresh fruit and bare feet.

8. What does the crowd do when the Minister begins to remove the crates of water from his trunk?
(a) They knock him down and grab the crates.
(b) They tell the Minister that is not enough and to bring more.
(c) They stand in single file waiting their turn.
(d) They organize the crowd so women and children are served first.

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

10. 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 daughter.
(c) The Minister's mother.
(d) The Minister's sister.

11. What does the Minister tell Elena he will do once settled with his wife and family?
(a) Send her final paycheck.
(b) Write to her.
(c) FaceTime her.
(d) Send for her.

12. Where are the Minister's wife and children waiting for him?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Rome.

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

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

15. What do readers learn of the Minister and Elena's past as he holds the crying woman?
(a) They had had an affair.
(b) They had been schoolmates.
(c) They had once been married.
(d) They used to despise on another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does the Minister repeat to Elena when she enters the room at the start of the story?

2. What "sentence from a previous existence" (2) does the Minister say aloud while alone in his room at the start of the story?

3. What does Elena do after repeating "God is so powerful" (2) to the Minister?

4. What is happening when the Minister gets knocked to the ground outside of the church?

5. Who is the first character readers meet at the start of "Moonlit Landscape with Bridge"?

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