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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first character readers meet at the start of "Moonlit Landscape with Bridge"?
(a) Elena.
(b) The Marlboro Man.
(c) The Minister of Interior.
(d) Ari.

2. What is the Minister sure the household staff will do once he leaves the house?
(a) Clean the house.
(b) Trash the house.
(c) Throw a party.
(d) Raid his packed boxes.

3. What phrase is used to describe the way the Minister believes his household staff will behave once he leaves the house?
(a) Animals in a zoo.
(b) Flies on excrement.
(c) Angels in heaven.
(d) Beasts upon carrion.

4. Why was the devastation outside unsurprising to the Minister when he first left his house with Ari?
(a) He had been getting daily briefings.
(b) He had sneaked out of his house to look at it one night.
(c) He watched it on the city's closed circuit television.
(d) He had seen it on the news.

5. What does Ari do when the man who is grabbing the Minister tells him to back the car up?
(a) He backs the car up.
(b) He drives away.
(c) He rolls down the window and asks the man for identification.
(d) He drives over the man's foot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who appears in the doorway as Elena weeps before the Minister?

3. Where does the Minister tell Ari to stop the second time while they are heading to the airport?

4. What does the Minister note about Elena as they speak at the start of the story?

5. What does the Minister say would happen if the Americans chose to shut off their military satellite system?

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