View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does he tell her that he will dream?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) Thirst.
(c) Her.
(d) Kathleen.

2. Why does he feel this way when he eats the hamburger?
(a) He is so hungry.
(b) It is so delicious.
(c) It reminds him of his childhood.
(d) It reminds him of a much earlier time.

3. Into what does he see his grandmother crammed?
(a) A grave.
(b) A closet.
(c) A too-tight space with too many other bodies.
(d) A coffin.

4. Why does Halina do this?
(a) She wants to say hello to Kathleen.
(b) To introduce Kathleen to the protagonist.
(c) She does not like Kathleen.
(d) She does not want to bother Kathleen on her date.

5. He notices the passersby, and what does he remark to himself?
(a) How beautiful they are.
(b) How haggard everybody looks.
(c) How he wishes he could be so content.
(d) Where they are all headed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Halina do?

2. Who is Shimon on his way to meet?

3. With what does he grapple?

4. What happens when she is also crying out for water?

5. What happens when his pleas for mercy go unheard?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 302 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample