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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Laura?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Mid-twenties.
(c) Forty-five.
(d) Fifty-nine.

2. What is the cause of the old man's depression?
(a) He is unable to see his wife.
(b) He is thinking about living the rest of his life as an invalid.
(c) He loses his job.
(d) He can no longer take part in extramarital affairs.

3. What is Nick's understanding of Terri and Mel's relationship?
(a) It is strong and full of love for each other.
(b) He is neutral toward their relationship.
(c) It is something he wants to work toward.
(d) It is unromantic and hostile.

4. What is the old couple's condition after the accident?
(a) They are incredibly angry at the hospital and doctors.
(b) They are not injured other than scrapes and bruises.
(c) They have multiple injuries.
(d) Their individual blood pressure readings skyrocket simultaneously.

5. Which of the following is an example of situational irony?
(a) Mel says he does not know anything about love, and the reader finds this to be true.
(b) Terri is Mel's wife, but used to be married to his brother.
(c) The story is about finding the meaning of love, yet it ends with no clear meaning at all.
(d) Laura and Nick are not really in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stages of love are there, according to the author?

2. How does the author characterize Laura and Terri's relationship?

3. What does Mel say he would have liked to have done as a profession?

4. In addition to the beverages, what else is passed around during the conversation?

5. According to the author, where are the characters from?

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