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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Minister thinks Elena's "pious sincerity" is "as much a memento of his village" (2) as what?
(a) Woven reed baskets and colored shawls.
(b) Fresh fruit and bare feet.
(c) Morning prayer and porridge.
(d) Clay pots and braided rugs.

2. What does the Minister call Elena?
(a) Elle belle.
(b) Young lady.
(c) Lele.
(d) Ma'am.

3. What "sentence from a previous existence" (2) does the Minister say aloud while alone in his room at the start of the story?
(a) Adios, amigo.
(b) God bless us all.
(c) Peace be with you.
(d) So it goes.

4. Where does the man who helps the Minister to his feet say he is from as he tries to help him through the crowd?
(a) The Peace Corps.
(b) Office of the Prime Minister.
(c) Red Cross.
(d) The U.S. Army.

5. How is the Minister's wife described when discussing her first pregnancy?
(a) Irritable and contentious.
(b) Honest and hard working.
(c) Difficult and pampered.
(d) Tranquil and humorous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of religious person does the Minister say will agonize over what a beggar might do with his money rather than just giving it to him?

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. Of what does the Minister's favorite painting remind him?

4. What does the Minister do in the back of the car as he passes the devastation from the storm?

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

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