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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.
(a) A journalist.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A scientist.
(d) An engineer.

2. What does the protagonist do when Kathleen attempts to start a conversation?
(a) He listens to her.
(b) He cuts her off.
(c) He joins in the conversation.
(d) He stops her.

3. What happens after he asks the doctor to show her in?
(a) He tells her of the memory of his grandmother.
(b) She does not enter.
(c) They talk for many hours.
(d) They speak for just a moment.

4. What does the protagonist suddenly feel a strong desire to do?
(a) Tell the doctor the story of his grandmother.
(b) Die.
(c) Go home.
(d) See his grandmother.

5. When does Halina stop him?
(a) Just before he crosses the street.
(b) Just as she notices another woman.
(c) Just as he hails a cab.
(d) Just as he is walking into a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shimon convince the protagonist to do?

2. Why can he not have a drink?

3. What do the doctor and the protagonist spend a few moments doing?

4. By what is he troubled?

5. What happens moments later?

(see the answer key)

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