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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. How long had it been since the Minister had left the house when he leaves with Ari?
2. What does Elena twist in her hands as she talks to the Minister?
3. What is the Minister of Interior's driver's name?
4. In addition to the crowd, what other people are at the church where the Minister stops to urinate?
5. The Minister thinks Elena's "pious sincerity" is "as much a memento of his village" (2) as what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Minister trying to choose at the start of the story?
2. Why is Elena unable to contact her children?
3. What of the Minister and Elena's past does he think of while holding her as she cries?
4. In what way is the Minister's wife trying to turn the present crisis into an opportunity?
5. Where does Ari stop for the Minister when he has to use the bathroom? Who else is there?
6. Who is Elena?
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. Why does the Minister feel he must give money to the man who begs him to helps his family?
10. What example does the Minister use to who what he believes is wrong with "the Christ doctrine" (4)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences.
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
Who is the protagonist of the story? Compare his role in the story to definitions of protagonists.
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