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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The main character is _______________ whose own experiences during the holocaust have left him, like many others, with a strong sense of despair and self-loathing.
(a) An engineer.
(b) A scientist.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A teacher.

3. What has this accident set off?
(a) The police.
(b) A war.
(c) A series of memories.
(d) An alarm.

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

5. What is this person waiting to do?
(a) Leave the protagonist.
(b) See the protagonist.
(c) Talk to the doctor.
(d) Give the protagonist more medication.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has Kathleen left standing at the box office?

2. What is causing this insatiable thirst?

3. With whom is the protagonist?

4. What causes him to think about his grandmother in this way?

5. By what is he troubled?

(see the answer key)

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