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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 10 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elena do after repeating "God is so powerful" (2) to the Minister?
(a) She sobs into her hands.
(b) She calls him a coward for leaving.
(c) She falls to her knees and begs to be saved.
(d) She quietly bows and walks out of the room.

2. What phrase does the Minister repeat to Elena when she enters the room at the start of the story?
(a) Good times.
(b) Difficult days.
(c) Tragedy ensues.
(d) Those were the days.

3. Why was the Marlboro Man given that nickname?
(a) His aunt used to send him Marlboro Reds from America.
(b) He used to steal Marlboros from convenient stores.
(c) He was from a town called Marlboro.
(d) He used to sell Marlboros from his trunk.

4. What author does the Minister recall he and the Prime Minister reading in their youth?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Salinger.
(c) Vonnegut.
(d) Fitzgerald.

5. Who does the man say gave him the nickname The Marlboro Man?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) Elena.
(c) The Minister's wife.
(d) The Minister of Interior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Minister yell out when he arrives on the scene at the municipal building?

2. Why is the Minister unable to get out of the car when Ari stops it outside the municipal building where a crowd has gathered?

3. How long has the Marlboro Man been in prison before he is able to escape?

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

5. What does the Minister call Elena?

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