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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Halina stop him?
(a) Just as she notices another woman.
(b) Just before he crosses the street.
(c) Just as he is walking into a restaurant.
(d) Just as he hails a cab.

2. What causes him to think about his grandmother in this way?
(a) The darkness of his room.
(b) He believes he will die soon.
(c) When the doctor tells him he is thirsty due a fever from an infection.
(d) The small closet by his bed.

3. Of what does he tell her that he will dream?
(a) Kathleen.
(b) Her.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) Thirst.

4. What does the stranger standing next to him in the dark do?
(a) Starts a conversation.
(b) Push him in the water.
(c) Ask him to dance.
(d) Push him on the swing.

5. What is the original French title of the book?
(a) "Le Soir (Evening)."
(b) "L'Accident (Accident)."
(c) "La Nuit (Night)."
(d) "Le Jour (Day)."

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite what does the stranger stay with him?

2. What does his grandma tell him the presence of God will do?

3. 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.

4. Why does the protagonist steal some money?

5. What should one not look at too long?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the protagonist tell the stranger? How does the stranger respond?

2. Describe the protagonist's first evening with Kathleen.

3. Why does the protagonist believe his grandmother is outside his room?

4. What memory does he then recall?

5. Why does the protagonist begin to tell the stranger his story?

6. What happens once the protagonist is admitted into the hospital?

7. What happens when Kathleen tries to talk to the protagonist?

8. What does the protagonist realize years later about his grandmother?

9. What does the protagonist criticize in the first section of the novel?

10. What does he tell the nurse? What is her response? Why does he feel this way?

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