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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. Into what does he see his grandmother crammed?

2. Despite what does the stranger stay with him?

3. What does the nurse promise?

4. What do the two of them do without talking?

5. Who is Shimon on his way to meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. To what does the title refer?

4. How does the scene end?

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

6. What happens when the protagonist tries to eat a hamburger?

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

8. To what does the protagonist wake up?

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

10. What is significant about this meeting between the protagonist and Kathleen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The protagonist believes survivors are pretending.

Part 1) At what are they pretending?

Part 2) Why does he believe they are pretending?

Part 3) Is he ever able to stop pretending? Why or why not?

Part 4) How is this related to his thoughts about saints?

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