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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Shimon on his way to meet?
(a) Kathleen.
(b) A woman named Halina.
(c) The protagonist.
(d) His new boss.

2. Why does the protagonist make an excuse to leave?
(a) He is anxious to escape conversation.
(b) He does not like Halina.
(c) He is not interested in Kathleen.
(d) He is not feeling well.

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

4. How does this section begin?
(a) On a warm, still night in New York.
(b) On a cool fall Chicago night.
(c) On a cold and windy Paris night.
(d) On a cold and snowy day in London.

5. What does the protagonist vow?
(a) Each time he feels the cold he will remember his grandmother's comforting message.
(b) He will pray to God in his grandmother's memory.
(c) He will not forget his grandmother's words.
(d) Each time he feels the cold he will remember his grandmother's ashes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens between Kathleen and the protagonist?

2. What does he want to do?

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

4. With what does he grapple?

5. He notices the passersby, and what does he remark to himself?

(see the answer key)

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