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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What useless thing does Ari tell the Minister he will not be listening to while they drive?
(a) The Minister.
(b) The radio.
(c) The Minister's wife.
(d) The GPS.

2. 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) A large group of people block the door.
(b) His hand is too weak.
(c) The child safety lock is on.
(d) The door is jammed.

3. 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) Red Cross.
(c) The U.S. Army.
(d) The Peace Corps.

4. 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.

5. 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 slit his throat.
(b) Someone will steal the car.
(c) The car might run out of gas.
(d) He will walk out and the Minister will be on his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Minister say to Ari about his generation when he wants Ari to stop for the people outside the municipal building?

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

3. What does the Minister attribute to most of the deaths in the south when he discussing the storm with Elena?

4. How is the Minister's wife described when discussing her first pregnancy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the room the Minister is in at the start of the story. Why is it like this?

2. What example does the Minister use to who what he believes is wrong with "the Christ doctrine" (4)?

3. What does the Minister want Ari to do when they see a crowd of people outside the municipal building?

4. What of the Minister and Elena's past does he think of while holding her as she cries?

5. How does the Minister lose his shoe when he exits the vehicle to give the people outside the municipal building water?

6. In what way is the Minister's wife trying to turn the present crisis into an opportunity?

7. What does the Minister think of when he looks at Elena's body and face?

8. Why does the Minister feel he must give money to the man who begs him to helps his family?

9. What happens when the minister tries to save a woman from getting hit with a sack of food?

10. What is the Minister trying to choose at the start of the story?

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