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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Kathleen try to convince him to do?
(a) Eat something.
(b) Go home.
(c) Go to a movie.
(d) Rest.

3. What is the original French title of the book?
(a) "L'Accident (Accident)."
(b) "Le Soir (Evening)."
(c) "La Nuit (Night)."
(d) "Le Jour (Day)."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite the efforts of his girlfriend and others, what does the main character find himself doing?

2. Some time later, what does the protagonist recall for what the same man is pleading?

3. The title of the novel refers to what type of accident?

4. Into what does he see his grandmother crammed?

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

(see the answer key)

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