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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. Why was the Marlboro Man given that nickname?
(a) He used to sell Marlboros from his trunk.
(b) He used to steal Marlboros from convenient stores.
(c) His aunt used to send him Marlboro Reds from America.
(d) He was from a town called Marlboro.

2. How old is the Minister of Interior?
(a) Mid-60s.
(b) Late 70s.
(c) Early 50s.
(d) Late 30s.

3. How are Ari and the man described as the Minister thinks of being stuck in the car with them "on the way to his own execution" (7)?
(a) An intellect and a thug.
(b) A devotee and a sinner.
(c) A lunatic and a coward.
(d) A pragmatist and a rebel.

4. What word does the Marlboro Man use to describe the Prime Minister?
(a) Toughguy.
(b) Sissy.
(c) Dimwit.
(d) Snob.

5. What weapon does the man who said he was Red Cross use to frighten Ari?
(a) A club.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A bomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the man who got into the car with the Minister tell him he wants to go?

2. What does the man tell the Minister is different about both of them from their younger days?

3. Where is the "decades-old failed public-works project" (7) that Ari drives past with the Minister and the man in the car?

4. What does Ari do as he drives the Minister and the man who got into the car with them?

5. What does the Minister say to the man after he has pulled him into the car with Ari?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Marlboro Man say he wants to go to the airport?

2. What does the Minister do when the Marlboro Man exits the car and enters the airport crowd? How does he feel about this?

3. Why does the Marlboro Man say he wants to be dropped off near women at the airport?

4. What does the Minister tell Ari when he and the man are in the car?

5. In what way does the Marlboro Man say the Minister of Interior and the Prime Minister differ?

6. Why does the man nudge the Minister as they pass a reservoir and asks if he has anything to say?

7. Why does the Marlboro Man suggest to the Minister the storm was good luck for him?

8. How long has the Marlboro Man been in jail? How did he get out?

9. What does the Minister say happens to all ungrateful children in the end?

10. What does the Minister recall he and the Prime Minister doing to “young thugs” from surrounding villages for their efforts?

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