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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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)?

3. What word does the Marlboro Man mispronounce while the Minister walks down the tarmac?

4. What does the Minister say to the Marlboro Man when he tries to say the two are similar?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the Minister tell Ari when he and the man are in the car?

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

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

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

8. How does the Minister react when he sees the Marlboro Man yelling to him, "You, too, are my brother" (11)? What happens as a result?

9. How long has the Marlboro Man been in jail? How did he get out?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the author of "Moonlit Landscape With Bridge." Who is she? What else has she written? How is "Moonlit Landscape With Bridge" similar or different from her other works?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a category assigned to a literary work, like a story. What are some genres that could be used to classify the story? What is the main genre of the story? Explain.

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