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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the man who got into the car with the Minister tell him he wants to go?
(a) To church.
(b) To the airport.
(c) To a hotel.
(d) To a cafe.

2. What is the only thing the Prime Minister reads in the present?
(a) Bank statements.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Facebook posts.
(d) Emails.

3. How does the Minister know the man in the car is not from the Red Cross?
(a) The Red Cross no longer exists.
(b) He does not have a Red Cross I.D.
(c) His uniform is not a Red Cross uniform.
(d) The man told him he is not from the Red Cross.

4. How are Ari and the man described as the Minister thinks of being stuck in the car with them "on the way to his own execution" (7)?
(a) A devotee and a sinner.
(b) A pragmatist and a rebel.
(c) A lunatic and a coward.
(d) An intellect and a thug.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man tell the Minister is disappointing after the Minister says he knows the man will kill them?

2. Why was the Marlboro Man given that nickname?

3. Who does the man say gave him the nickname The Marlboro Man?

4. What does the Marlboro Man do when they approach a checkpoint near the airport?

5. What does the Marlboro Man say he helped build?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Marlboro Man say he wants to be dropped off near women at the airport?

2. What does the Minister recall he and the Prime Minister doing to “young thugs” from surrounding villages for their efforts?

3. Why does the Marlboro Man say he wants to go to the airport?

4. Who does the man tell the Minister had given him the nickname The Marlboro Man?

5. How does the man in the car threaten Ari? How does Ari react?

6. What does the Minister note about the way Ari pleads with the Marlboro Man?

7. Why does the Marlboro Man suggest to the Minister the storm was good luck for him?

8. What does the Minister say happens to all ungrateful children in the end?

9. What does the Minister do when the Marlboro Man exits the car and enters the airport crowd? How does he feel about this?

10. What happens at the very end of the story just before the Minister gets on the plane?

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