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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what does he grapple?
(a) His urge to end his life while simultaneously recovering from a near-death experience.
(b) His urge to turn off the alarm, yet keep it ringing.
(c) His desire to end the war he has just begun.
(d) His desire to tell the police not to come.

3. How does Kathleen react?
(a) She cries.
(b) She stares at the protagonist.
(c) She hugs the protagonist.
(d) She walks away.

4. Why does she ask him to tell her about himself?
(a) She wants to know him.
(b) She likes to hear his voice.
(c) She does not want to talk.
(d) She wants to find out what is wrong with him.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what does he see his grandmother crammed?

2. What is significant about this point in the story?

3. What does she say when he asks her what is wrong?

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

5. What experience does the stranger relate to him?

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