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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 is the Minister of Interior's driver's name?
2. What does man ask the Minister to do when he first arrives at the municipal building?
3. Why does the Minister ask Ari to stop the car a second time despite having told him he would not do so again?
4. Who appears in the doorway as Elena weeps before the Minister?
5. Where are the Minister's wife and children waiting for him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Minister want Ari to do when they see a crowd of people outside the municipal building?
2. What example does the Minister use to who what he believes is wrong with "the Christ doctrine" (4)?
3. What does the Minister think of when he looks at Elena's body and face?
4. Why does the Minister feel he must give money to the man who begs him to helps his family?
5. How does the Minister lose his shoe when he exits the vehicle to give the people outside the municipal building water?
6. Why is Elena unable to contact her children?
7. Where does Ari stop for the Minister when he has to use the bathroom? Who else is there?
8. Describe the room the Minister is in at the start of the story. Why is it like this?
9. Why is Ari unable to rely on the GPS to get them to the airport?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Look at the structure of the story. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance the reservoir has on the story.
Essay Topic 3
Away from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
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