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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Halina do this?
(a) She does not like Kathleen.
(b) She wants to say hello to Kathleen.
(c) She does not want to bother Kathleen on her date.
(d) To introduce Kathleen to the protagonist.

3. When does the protagonist realize it is not his grandmother waiting for him?
(a) When the doctor mentions Kathleen by name.
(b) When he hears Kathleen's voice.
(c) When the stranger walks in the room.
(d) When he remembers his grandmother is dead.

4. What happens while the protagonist is standing at an intersection?
(a) He jumps in front of a cab.
(b) He is shot in a drive-by shooting.
(c) He hails a cab.
(d) A cab plows into him and drags him several feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Halina stop him?

2. In the first section of the novel, where is the protagonist with his girlfriend, Kathleen?

3. Who does Shimon see, with whom he is already acquainted?

4. What horrifies the boy?

5. Who holds the protagonist and sobs in his memory?

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