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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 the Minister tell Elena was "a wicked lie in the foreign press" (2)?
(a) That the Minister was running away.
(b) That they set the storm in motion.
(c) That the Minister refused to send aid.
(d) That they were unprepared.

2. What does the Minister say to the man after he has pulled him into the car with Ari?
(a) He tells him he looks familiar.
(b) He introduces him to Ari.
(c) He thanks him for his help.
(d) He tells him he made a grave error.

3. What does the man tell the Minister is different about both of them from their younger days?
(a) They are far more educated.
(b) They have much more money.
(c) Their bellies are bigger.
(d) Their hair is shorter.

4. 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?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Jew.
(d) Christian.

5. How long had it been since the Minister had left the house when he leaves with Ari?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 6 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ari protest against the Minister's suggestion they stop when they encounter people outside the municipal building?

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

3. What does the Minister realize has happened to him when the man lifts him up amidst the crowd outside the church?

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

5. Where is the "decades-old failed public-works project" (7) that Ari drives past with the Minister and the man in the car?

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