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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. Despite the efforts of his girlfriend and others, what does the main character find himself doing?
(a) Wanting new friends.
(b) Becoming bored.
(c) Moving from city to city.
(d) Withdrawing from life.

2. Why does he feel this way when he eats the hamburger?
(a) It is so delicious.
(b) It reminds him of a much earlier time.
(c) It reminds him of his childhood.
(d) He is so hungry.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shimon convince the protagonist to do?

2. What happens when his pleas for mercy go unheard?

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

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

5. What does the nurse give the patient?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the scene end?

4. Describe the scene between the protagonist and the stranger.

5. What happens, moments after the protagonist and Kathleen meet?

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

7. To what does the title refer?

8. To whom does he run in this memory? What does this person do?

9. What does the protagonist vow? What ends his memory?

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

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