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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Nick been married?
(a) Ten years.
(b) He has not yet married.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A year and a half.

2. Who shakes the empty beverage container at Mel?
(a) Marjorie.
(b) Terri.
(c) Laura.
(d) Nick.

3. In what part of the story does the exposition appear?
(a) The beginning.
(b) The end.
(c) There is not exposition in this story.
(d) The middle.

4. Where do the old couple move to?
(a) They are immediately discharged from the hospital.
(b) Regular hospital rooms.
(c) The pediatric ward.
(d) The morgue.

5. What time of day does the story take place?
(a) Late night.
(b) Noon.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Mid-morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Carver's story progresses, how do Mel and Terri's attitudes toward each other change?

2. What happens immediately after the story of the old couple is over?

3. Who says that Terri's ex-boyfriend is so inept that he can't even kill himself properly?

4. Why does Mel's behavior worsen throughout the story?

5. Which of the following events is the climax of Carver's story?

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