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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has Kathleen left standing at the box office?
(a) Halina.
(b) The protagonist.
(c) Shimon.
(d) Her original date.

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

3. What happens when his pleas for mercy go unheard?
(a) The young boy finds the same man hanging from the rafters of the barracks.
(b) He is shot by the Nazis.
(c) The man is escorted out of the prison camp.
(d) The boy tells him to run for his life.

4. Who holds the protagonist and sobs in his memory?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His friend.
(d) His teacher.

5. The title of the novel refers to what type of accident?
(a) Medical.
(b) Theft.
(c) Miscommunication.
(d) Cab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nurse's response?

2. When is the protagonist's silent reverie broken?

3. What has this accident set off?

4. Of what does he tell her that he will dream?

5. What does Shimon convince the protagonist to do?

(see the answer key)

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