What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who claims that abusive behavior is not love?
(a) Mel.
(b) Nick.
(c) Ed.
(d) Terri.

2. Who brings up the topic of "spiritual love"?
(a) Nick.
(b) Laura.
(c) Terri.
(d) Mel.

3. How does the old couple appear in the hospital?
(a) They are unresponsive.
(b) They appear to hate each other.
(c) They are encased in body casts.
(d) They appear overly happy and excited.

4. How often does Mel check in on the old couple?
(a) Every day.
(b) Monthly.
(c) Every ten days.
(d) They are never seen again.

5. In addition to the beverages, what else is passed around during the conversation?
(a) A journal.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A photo album.
(d) An ice bucket.

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

7. What happens to Terri's ex-boyfriend after he tried to kill himself?
(a) He is unable to speak.
(b) He becomes more violent.
(c) His face is severely deformed.
(d) He can't walk.

8. What reason does the character give for asking for something to eat before dinner?
(a) She/he is drunk and needs to sober up.
(b) She/he wants to give the hostess something to do.
(c) She/he is very hungry.
(d) She/he is getting bored.

9. Why does Mel say he would have liked to have been born in medieval times?
(a) So he could have courted a woman more properly.
(b) So he could have worn armor.
(c) So he could have cooked better food for "the masses."
(d) So he could have had a shorter lifespan.

10. Who says they know what love really is and has an example to share?
(a) Ed.
(b) Nick.
(c) Mel.
(d) Marjorie.

11. Why is the story of the old couple told?
(a) To demonstrate the difference between male and female views of love.
(b) To describe how vulnerable people become as they age.
(c) To show how love does not outlast everything.
(d) To give an example of true love.

12. How is the temperature of the area the group is sitting in described?
(a) Tolerable.
(b) Oppressive.
(c) Frigid.
(d) Warm.

13. Terri teases the other couple for acting as if:
(a) They are on their honeymoon.
(b) They don't like each other much.
(c) They have been together for ten years.
(d) They aren't drunk.

14. What is the main topic of the couples' conversation?
(a) The meaning of real love.
(b) The unrealistic hope of everlasting love.
(c) The difference between marriage and cohabitation.
(d) The ups and downs of married life.

15. Who reminds Mel that it is for the best that he has his current profession?
(a) Himself (Mel).
(b) Nick.
(c) Terri.
(d) Laura.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the old couple move to?

2. Which character contends that abusive behavior is, in fact, love?

3. How is the depression revealed?

4. Which of the characters is clearly an alcoholic?

5. Why does Mel's wife want this to happen to his ex-wife?

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