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

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 scientist.
(c) An engineer.
(d) A teacher.

2. In the first section of the novel, where is the protagonist with his girlfriend, Kathleen?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) New York City.
(d) Frankfort.

3. What does he tell the nurse that he wants an injection to take away?
(a) His life.
(b) His thirst.
(c) His pain.
(d) His memories.

4. With whom is the protagonist?
(a) His mother.
(b) His friend, Shimon Yanai.
(c) His girlfriend, Kathleen.
(d) His father.

5. When he says nothing, what does his father do?
(a) Sends him to his room.
(b) Storms out of the room.
(c) Hits him.
(d) Hugs him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kathleen determined to see?

2. Into what does he see his grandmother crammed?

3. Who is Shimon on his way to meet?

4. What does the nurse promise?

5. Why does the protagonist steal some money?

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