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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 does he want to do?

3. When he says nothing, what does his father do?

4. When does the protagonist realize it is not his grandmother waiting for him?

5. What is before them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the details of the accident.

4. Of what does this insatiable feeling remind him?

5. What happens right before the accident?

6. After his memory, what does he have a strong desire to do?

7. To what does the protagonist wake up?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gyula is the protagonist's friend.

Part 1) Describe Gyula. How is he a breath of fresh air for the protagonist?

Part 2) What does Gyula create for the protagonist? Why?

Part 3) how does Gyula's approach affect the protagonist? Has this helped the protagonist? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Gyula destroys the portrait.

Part 1) Why does he destroy it? Does this help the main character? Why or why not?

Part 2) Would this tactic work with anyone suffering in the same way as the main character? Why or why not?

Part 3) Why does Gyula leave the ashes sitting in a pile? How do they affect the protagonist? Why do they affect him this way?

Essay Topic 3

The cab accident acts as a catalyst.

Part 1) How does it act as a catalyst?

Part 2) What does the protagonist learn about himself through this accident?

Part 3) How has the protagonist changed because of this accident? Why?

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