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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 are the Minister and Elena related?

2. What does Ari tell the Minister will happen if they stop the car a second time while on the way to the airport?

3. What is happening when the Minister gets knocked to the ground outside of the church?

4. What phrase is used to describe the way the suits are laid out at the start of "Moonlit Landscape with Bridge"?

5. What religion does Ari say he follows?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Elena unable to contact her children?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who is the protagonist of the story? Compare his role in the story to definitions of protagonists.

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the story. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.

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