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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. What does Kathleen try to convince him to do?
(a) Go home.
(b) Eat something.
(c) Go to a movie.
(d) Rest.

2. Some time later, what does the protagonist recall for what the same man is pleading?
(a) Another meal.
(b) A new hamburger.
(c) A chance to serve in a restaurant.
(d) His life with the people who share his barracks.

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

4. What does the stranger never do?
(a) Stop the protagonist or ask for clarification.
(b) Leave.
(c) Stop talking.
(d) Listen to his story.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the protagonist standing alone doing?

3. What does he tell the nurse that he wants an injection to take away?

4. After he awakens, to what does he find himself attached?

5. Who has Kathleen left standing at the box office?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does this section begin?

2. What is the protagonist's memory about his grandmother?

3. Describe the scene between the protagonist and the stranger.

4. To what does the protagonist wake up?

5. What is significant about this meeting between the protagonist and Kathleen?

6. Why does the protagonist believe his grandmother is outside his room?

7. What does the protagonist tell the stranger? How does the stranger respond?

8. Describe the protagonist's first evening with Kathleen.

9. What happens when the protagonist tries to eat a hamburger?

10. What happens when Kathleen tries to talk to the protagonist?

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