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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Minister appreciate about Elena?

2. How long had it been since the Minister had left the house when he leaves with Ari?

3. What does the Minister call Elena?

4. What does the large group of people outside the municipal building do to indicate their thirst?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Elena unable to contact her children?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the story's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting The Minister of Interior and the Marlboro Man in ""Moonlit Landscape With Bridge." What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences.

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