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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the protagonist tell the stranger?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Everything about his childhood, his grandmother, his teacher, and his dreams.
(c) His life in recent years.
(d) A little bit about his life.

2. What does the nurse give the patient?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Water.
(c) A hug.
(d) Two injections.

3. When he says nothing, what does his father do?
(a) Sends him to his room.
(b) Hugs him.
(c) Storms out of the room.
(d) Hits him.

4. What is the protagonist standing alone doing?
(a) Staring at the sea.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Watching the others dance.
(d) Looking out into the backyard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kathleen try to convince him to do?

2. Why does he believe his grandmother is waiting outside?

3. What happens between Kathleen and the protagonist?

4. What does the protagonist suddenly feel a strong desire to do?

5. What is this woman doing?

(see the answer key)

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