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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. Why does Halina do this?

2. Who does Shimon see, with whom he is already acquainted?

3. What does he want to do?

4. How does this section begin?

5. What is THE ACCIDENT?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does this time with Kathleen trigger?

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

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

4. Describe the details of the accident.

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

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

7. Describe the story and the main character.

8. To what does the title refer?

9. How does this section begin?

10. Describe the memory that is triggered by the hamburger.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Paul Russel is a pivotal character in the story.

Part 1) Why is he a pivotal character?

Part 2) How does the protagonist interact with him? Why?

Part 3) How, in a sense, are the doctor/patient roles reversed?

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

When lying on the ground, the protagonist is reminded of a poem by Dylan Thomas that says, "rage, rage, against the dying of the light."

Part 1) Why might he think of this poem?

Part 2) How does this contrast with his actions and feelings?

Part 3) How does this poem reflect the beliefs of others in the play?

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