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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mel unable to do in this story?
(a) Understand the workings of the human heart.
(b) Comprehend the effect of imagery in the story.
(c) Become uninhibited.
(d) Articulate his ideas about love.

2. Which character spent five years in a seminary?
(a) Nick.
(b) Laura.
(c) Mel.
(d) Terri.

3. Why does Mel's wife want this to happen to his ex-wife?
(a) Because she wants to have a place to stay when she and Mel go overseas.
(b) Because she is possessive of Mel.
(c) Because she enjoys Mel's ex-wife's company.
(d) Because she is draining Mel financially and emotionally.

4. What is Mel's ex-wife allergic to?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Love.
(c) Bees.
(d) Yellow jackets.

5. How does the tone change as the story progresses?
(a) It becomes more tense.
(b) It becomes humorous.
(c) It relaxes.
(d) There is no clear tone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mel hope his ex-wife will get injured?

2. Who tells the story of the old couple?

3. What can the narrator hear near the end of the story?

4. How does Terri's ex-boyfriend attempt suicide the first time?

5. Where does the story take place?

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