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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 6 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ari protest against the Minister's suggestion they stop when they encounter people outside the municipal building?
(a) The Minister will miss his plane.
(b) Ari is low on gas.
(c) Ari seems someone in the crowd he dislikes.
(d) Ari is afraid the car will get hijacked.

2. What does the Minister attribute to most of the deaths in the south when he discussing the storm with Elena?
(a) Suffocation.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Suicides.
(d) Drownings.

3. What is the Minister of Interior's driver's name?
(a) Al.
(b) Ari.
(c) Elvis.
(d) Elena.

4. Why is the Minister unable to get out of the car when Ari stops it outside the municipal building where a crowd has gathered?
(a) The child safety lock is on.
(b) A large group of people block the door.
(c) The door is jammed.
(d) His hand is too weak.

5. What does the Minister yell out when he arrives on the scene at the municipal building?
(a) Join me!
(b) Water!
(c) Get away!
(d) I'm here!

Short Answer Questions

1. What do readers learn of the Minister and Elena's past as he holds the crying woman?

2. In addition to the crowd, what other people are at the church where the Minister stops to urinate?

3. How is the Minister's wife described when discussing her first pregnancy?

4. What does the Minister say he is a student of while talking to Ari on their drive?

5. What does the Minister call Elena?

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