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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator's understanding of the meaning of love by the end of the story?
(a) It is full of thrills and romance.
(b) It is depressing.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) It is only available to those married a long time.

2. What time of day does this story end?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) Midday.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Dinnertime.

3. What effect does the alcohol have on the characters by the end of the story?
(a) The characters are all laughing.
(b) The characters are all numb.
(c) The characters become angry with one another.
(d) The characters are all crying.

4. In what part of the story does the exposition appear?
(a) The end.
(b) The beginning.
(c) There is not exposition in this story.
(d) The middle.

5. Why is Mel's story interrupted in the middle?
(a) He wants another drink.
(b) Laura wants to go to dinner.
(c) Nick falls asleep.
(d) Terri becomes irritated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tone of the story as Nick kisses his wife's hand?

2. According to the author, what characteristics are typically granted to the heart?

3. Which of the following is a symbol in this story?

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

5. What seems to help Mel and the other characters loosen up?

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