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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is an example of situational irony?
(a) Mel says he does not know anything about love, and the reader finds this to be true.
(b) The story is about finding the meaning of love, yet it ends with no clear meaning at all.
(c) Laura and Nick are not really in love.
(d) Terri is Mel's wife, but used to be married to his brother.

2. What does Mel say he would have liked to have done as a profession?
(a) Matchmaker.
(b) Chef.
(c) Wedding planner.
(d) Veterinarian.

3. What is the geographic setting for the story?
(a) California.
(b) Albuquerque.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Bar Harbor.

4. What does Mel attempt to do to the topic of love?
(a) Make it humorous.
(b) Talk badly about it.
(c) Avoid it.
(d) Dissect it.

5. Who suggests that the group go to dinner?
(a) Nick.
(b) Mel.
(c) Laura.
(d) Terri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mel's ex-wife allergic to?

2. What is the relationship between Nick and Laura?

3. How does the author characterize Laura and Terri's relationship?

4. In what part of the story does the exposition appear?

5. Which of the following literary devices does the author use in his story?

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