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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Suicides.
(d) Starvation.

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

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

5. What phrase is used to describe the way the suits are laid out at the start of "Moonlit Landscape with Bridge"?
(a) Fallen leaves.
(b) Corpses in a pile.
(c) Wind scattered petals.
(d) Ladies in waiting.

6. 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 daughter.
(d) The Minister's wife.

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

8. 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 seems someone in the crowd he dislikes.
(c) The Minister will miss his plane.
(d) Ari is afraid the car will get hijacked.

9. 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 take a selfie with them.
(c) He wants to bring some of the people with him.
(d) He wants to make a speech.

10. What does the Minister do "out of habit" (2) when he sees how Elena is suffering?
(a) He offers to buy her something nice.
(b) He whistles a happy tune.
(c) He multiplies her suffering by the population.
(d) He turns away in horror.

11. Which type of religious person does the Minister say will agonize over what a beggar might do with his money rather than just giving it to him?
(a) Jew.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Christian.
(d) Buddhist.

12. 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.

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

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

15. What does the Minister say to Ari about his generation when he wants Ari to stop for the people outside the municipal building?
(a) It is so poorly educated.
(b) It is so malicious.
(c) It is so altruistic.
(d) It is so cynical.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Minister note about Elena as they speak at the start of the story?

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

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?

5. Where does the Minister tell Ari to stop the second time while they are heading to the airport?

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