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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. What is before them?

3. Why does she ask him to tell her about himself?

4. What does the protagonist remember just as the doctor tells him that "she" is waiting outside?

5. What does the protagonist remember about his first evening with Kathleen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the details of the accident.

2. What is the protagonist's memory about his grandmother?

3. How does the scene end?

4. How does the protagonist meet Kathleen?

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

6. How does the protagonist react to the stranger's honesty?

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

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

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

10. To what does the protagonist wake up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main character thinks more about death than life.

Part 1) How does this affect his relationship with others?

Part 2) What would his grandmother think about this? Use the text to support your response.

Part 3) Based on this story, how does the author believe one can change and enjoy life?

Essay Topic 2

When, in section 2, Kathleen and the protagonist meet for the first time, the protagonist says, "But we already know each other."

Part 1) In what way do they know each other?

Part 2) How do they feed off of each other's needs? What does this do to their relationship?

Part 3) What does the protagonist realize about this relationship? What does he plan to do? Does he do it? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The author's description of the passersby on the street is bleak.

Part 1) Describe these people. Do they look like this in reality? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this foreshadow the feeling of the rest of the novel?

Part 3) Describe a time when your emotions affected your take on your surroundings.

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