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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 as Kathleen and her boyfriend attempt to eat a hamburger?
(a) He finds himself disgusted by the smell of the meat.
(b) She finds herself disgusted by the smell of the meat.
(c) He eats the entire thing.
(d) She does not let him have any of it.

2. What is happening in his memory of the concentration camp?
(a) A man gives him his dinner.
(b) A man is eating a large chunk of raw meat.
(c) The Nazis are eating a delicious steak dinner.
(d) The Nazis are taunting him with food.

3. Where does his mind wander?
(a) To a conversation with his grandmother when he is a young boy.
(b) To the first time he met Kathleen.
(c) To his friends.
(d) To Kathleen's former date.

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

5. What do the two of them do without talking?
(a) Walk for some time.
(b) Stare at each other.
(c) Watch a movie.
(d) Sit on a bench.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is the protagonist?

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

3. Leaving the meal uneaten, what do the protagonist and Kathleen discuss?

4. What does the nurse promise?

5. What feels like fire?

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