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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does this section begin?
(a) On a cool fall Chicago night.
(b) On a cold and snowy day in London.
(c) On a cold and windy Paris night.
(d) On a warm, still night in New York.

2. What has happened to this person at the box office?
(a) He has been quickly and casually dismissed.
(b) He is going to see a movie.
(c) He is surprised and happy to see Kathleen and the protagonist together.
(d) She is excited for the protagonist.

3. What is happening in his memory of the concentration camp?
(a) The Nazis are taunting him with food.
(b) The Nazis are eating a delicious steak dinner.
(c) A man gives him his dinner.
(d) A man is eating a large chunk of raw meat.

4. What does his grandma tell him the presence of God will do?
(a) Be with her always.
(b) Fight off evil.
(c) Comfort him.
(d) Keep them warm in the grave.

5. Who does Shimon see, with whom he is already acquainted?
(a) Gyula.
(b) The protagonist.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) Halina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is odd about the protagonist's comment about already knowing Kathleen?

2. The main character is _______________ whose own experiences during the holocaust have left him, like many others, with a strong sense of despair and self-loathing.

3. What is THE ACCIDENT?

4. What happens when his pleas for mercy go unheard?

5. What is the original French title of the book?

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