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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character claims that no one really knows about love, because "everyone is really just a beginner"?
(a) Laura.
(b) Ed.
(c) Nick.
(d) Mel.

2. Where do the old couple move to?
(a) The pediatric ward.
(b) The morgue.
(c) They are immediately discharged from the hospital.
(d) Regular hospital rooms.

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

4. How is the depression revealed?
(a) Hospital staff find a letter.
(b) Mel discovers it in a dream.
(c) Mel makes a guess.
(d) The old man tells someone.

5. What does Terri suggest Mel do to make himself feel better?
(a) Go to bed.
(b) Have a drink.
(c) Call his parents.
(d) Take medication.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reminds Mel that it is for the best that he has his current profession?

2. What is the cause of the old man's depression?

3. What happens at the end of the story?

4. What does Nick notice after the story is over?

5. Who says that Terri's ex-boyfriend is so inept that he can't even kill himself properly?

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