The Accident | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Section 1

1. What is THE ACCIDENT?

2. The main character is _______________ whose own experiences during the holocaust have left him, like many others, with a strong sense of despair and self-loathing.

3. What does the main character think is impossible to find?

4. Despite the efforts of his girlfriend and others, what does the main character find himself doing?

5. The title of the novel refers to what type of accident?

6. What has this accident set off?

7. With what does he grapple?

8. What is the original French title of the book?

9. In the first section of the novel, where is the protagonist with his girlfriend, Kathleen?

10. He notices the passersby,...
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