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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 is the Minister sure the household staff will do once he leaves the house?
(a) Throw a party.
(b) Clean the house.
(c) Raid his packed boxes.
(d) Trash the house.

2. What does the Minister note about Elena as they speak at the start of the story?
(a) She stutters.
(b) She has developed an eye twitch.
(c) She does not make eye contact.
(d) She hunches more than before.

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

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) 1 month.
(d) 6 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Elena's gaze compared to at the start of the story?

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

3. How old is the Minister's youngest daughter?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Ari unable to rely on the GPS to get them to the airport?

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

5. Who helps the Minister to his feet when he falls amidst the crowd outside the church? What does the Minister find suspect about this person?

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

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

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

9. Who is Elena?

10. Where does Ari stop for the Minister when he has to use the bathroom? Who else is there?

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