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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does he believe his grandmother is waiting outside?
(a) The doctor tells him his grandmother is outside.
(b) He is trapped between the past and the present.
(c) He thinks he hears her voice.
(d) He can see her in the doorway.

2. What does he begin to tell the stranger?
(a) The story of his life.
(b) He does not want to dance.
(c) He does not want to talk.
(d) He wants to jump in the water.

3. What does the protagonist do when Kathleen attempts to start a conversation?
(a) He stops her.
(b) He joins in the conversation.
(c) He cuts her off.
(d) He listens to her.

4. What does the stranger recall?
(a) How memorable his mar mitzvah was.
(b) How he wanted to feel the cold water on his body.
(c) How nervous he was to dance.
(d) How the sea called to him to end it all by jumping in.

5. Who has Kathleen left standing at the box office?
(a) Shimon.
(b) Her original date.
(c) Halina.
(d) The protagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stranger standing next to him in the dark do?

2. What is odd about the protagonist's comment about already knowing Kathleen?

3. What is this woman doing?

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

5. What has happened to this person at the box office?

(see the answer key)

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