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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the story of the old couple?
(a) Laura.
(b) Mel.
(c) Nick.
(d) Terri.

2. "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" is a(n) ________ story of ____________ couples.
(a) Non-fiction; divorcing.
(b) Abridged; unhappy.
(c) Descriptive; mild-mannered.
(d) Short; married.

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

4. How does Terri's ex-boyfriend eventually kill himself?
(a) He stops eating.
(b) He stabs himself in Mel's kitchen.
(c) He shoots himself in the head.
(d) He runs his car over a bridge.

5. Where does the story take place?
(a) Nick's porch.
(b) A parking lot.
(c) Mel's kitchen.
(d) A coffee shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mel say he would have liked to have been born in medieval times?

2. What is dysfunctional about Terri's previous relationship?

3. Who ends up going to get the snacks?

4. Who notes that the characters "are all from someplace else"?

5. Mel claims he loved:

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