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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the narrator?
(a) Mel.
(b) Nick.
(c) Laura.
(d) Terri.

3. Who asks for something to eat before dinner?
(a) Nick.
(b) Terri.
(c) Mel.
(d) Laura.

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

5. 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 give an example of true love.
(d) To show how love does not outlast everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is distracted from his story about love by having another drink?

2. Who claims that abusive behavior is not love?

3. Who tells Mel that every person is different when it comes to love?

4. What does Terri suggest Mel do to make himself feel better?

5. What is the beverage of choice throughout the duration of the conversation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mel's relationship with his ex-wife.

2. Why do you think the characters enter a depressive state by the end of the story?

3. Why does Mel become more and more animated?

4. Where are the characters in the story from?

5. Would you describe Mel as brave to introduce the meaning of real love? Why or why not?

6. What does Mel tell Laura he would do if anything happened to their spouses? Why?

7. How is Mel's discussion of love similar to his profession?

8. Describe the relationship between Mel and Terri.

9. How is Nick and Laura's relationship portrayed by the author?

10. What does Mel think about the cause of the old man's depression?

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