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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Kathleen not stop doing?
(a) Talking.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Staring.
(d) Crying.

2. What has this accident set off?
(a) An alarm.
(b) The police.
(c) A series of memories.
(d) A war.

3. What causes him to think about his grandmother in this way?
(a) When the doctor tells him he is thirsty due a fever from an infection.
(b) He believes he will die soon.
(c) The small closet by his bed.
(d) The darkness of his room.

4. What has Dr. Russel made a habit?
(a) Having dinner with Kathleen.
(b) To visit with the protagonist each evening.
(c) To visit with the protagonist each morning.
(d) Sending other doctors in to talk to his patient.

5. What experience does the stranger relate to him?
(a) When he jumped into the water.
(b) When he first learned to dance.
(c) When he found himself staring at the sea.
(d) When he had his bar mitzvah.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is the protagonist?

2. Why does he believe his grandmother is waiting outside?

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

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

5. What does the protagonist do when Kathleen attempts to start a conversation?

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