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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. Why was the Marlboro Man given that nickname?
2. What types of tales did Elena tell the Minister's children when they were young?
3. What word does the Marlboro Man mispronounce while the Minister walks down the tarmac?
4. What does the man tell the Minister is disappointing after the Minister says he knows the man will kill them?
5. What does the Minister recall he and the Prime Minister doing "to young thugs who could not even spell their own names" (10)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does the man tell the Minister had given him the nickname The Marlboro Man?
2. What does the Minister note about the way Ari pleads with the Marlboro Man?
3. Why does the Marlboro Man say he wants to be dropped off near women at the airport?
4. What is significant about what someone yells from the crowd, which catches the Minister's ear?
5. How does the Minister react when he sees the Marlboro Man yelling to him, "You, too, are my brother" (11)? What happens as a result?
6. Why does the man nudge the Minister as they pass a reservoir and asks if he has anything to say?
7. What does the Minister recall he and the Prime Minister doing to “young thugs” from surrounding villages for their efforts?
8. Why does the Marlboro Man suggest to the Minister the storm was good luck for him?
9. Why does the Marlboro Man say he wants to go to the airport?
10. How does the man in the car threaten Ari? How does Ari react?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the use of dialogue vs the use of description. Look at how each is used in the story and what makes these uses effective or ineffective.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.
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