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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. Who holds the protagonist and sobs in his memory?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His mother.
(d) His friend.

2. What is the protagonist standing alone doing?
(a) Staring at the sea.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Watching the others dance.
(d) Looking out into the backyard.

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

4. Into what does he see his grandmother crammed?
(a) A too-tight space with too many other bodies.
(b) A closet.
(c) A grave.
(d) A coffin.

5. Where does his mind wander?
(a) To a conversation with his grandmother when he is a young boy.
(b) To his friends.
(c) To Kathleen's former date.
(d) To the first time he met Kathleen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as Kathleen and her boyfriend attempt to eat a hamburger?

2. What does he want to do?

3. What causes him to think about his grandmother in this way?

4. Leaving the meal uneaten, what do the protagonist and Kathleen discuss?

5. How does the man in the concentration camp try to justify his actions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the details of the accident.

2. Describe the story and the main character.

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

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

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

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

7. To what does the title refer?

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

9. How does the protagonist react to the stranger's honesty?

10. What happens once the protagonist is admitted into the hospital?

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