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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the grandmother say when the young boy asks when God dies?
(a) God does not die.
(b) God will send his Son to die for us.
(c) God has already died.
(d) God dies in all of us.

2. 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 teacher.
(b) A scientist.
(c) An engineer.
(d) A journalist.

3. Despite the efforts of his girlfriend and others, what does the main character find himself doing?
(a) Becoming bored.
(b) Moving from city to city.
(c) Wanting new friends.
(d) Withdrawing from life.

4. Some time later, what does the protagonist recall for what the same man is pleading?
(a) His life with the people who share his barracks.
(b) A chance to serve in a restaurant.
(c) A new hamburger.
(d) Another meal.

5. What is odd about the protagonist's comment about already knowing Kathleen?
(a) He has only met her once before.
(b) They have not seen each other in over twenty years.
(c) He and Kathleen have never met.
(d) Kathleen does not seem to recognize him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Halina stop him?

2. Why does Kathleen convince him to do this?

3. By what is he troubled?

4. What does the main character think is impossible to find?

5. Why does the protagonist have to go to another hospital?

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