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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. What has this accident set off?

2. What is the nurse's response?

3. What is Kathleen determined to see?

4. Into what does he see his grandmother crammed?

5. Despite the efforts of his girlfriend and others, what does the main character find himself doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does this section begin?

2. Describe the details of the accident.

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

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

5. Of what does this insatiable feeling remind him?

6. What happens right before the accident?

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

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

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

10. What does this time with Kathleen trigger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main character is a Holocaust survivor.

Part 1) Describe this character. How is his personality shaped by his experience in a concentration camp?

Part 2) How is he similar to other Holocaust survivors?

Part 3) Compare the main character to the author, who is also a Holocaust survivor.

Essay Topic 2

The main character stays and listens to Sarah's story.

Part 1) How is this similar to Kathleen staying in a relationship with the main character?

Part 2) How does her story reveal more details of life in a concentration camp?

Part 3) Compare and contrast Sarah and the main character.

Essay Topic 3

The protagonist is not named until Section 6.

Part 1) What is his name? Why is it not known until Section 6?

Part 2) What is the author's purpose for keeping him anonymous for over half of the novel?

Part 3) How might this reflect how both the author and main character feel about themselves?

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