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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what length of time does this story take place?
(a) One evening.
(b) About thirty minutes.
(c) One week.
(d) Two days.

2. What happens to the teenager after the accident?
(a) The doctors are not sure.
(b) The teenager suffers multiple brain injuries.
(c) The teenager is bruised but not as badly injured as the older couple.
(d) The teenager dies.

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

4. According to the author, how common are the stages of love the couples are experiencing?
(a) They are unique to these couples.
(b) They are common to Western European couples.
(c) They are common to couples their age.
(d) They are universal.

5. What is the tone of the story as Nick kisses his wife's hand?
(a) Fast-paced and rushed.
(b) Romantic and sweet.
(c) Dull and subdued.
(d) Serious and arcane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the mood of the old woman at the end of Mel's story?

2. Who is the first one to turn on a light?

3. As Carver's story progresses, how do Mel and Terri's attitudes toward each other change?

4. Who can be said to be Mel's foil in this story?

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

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