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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens immediately after the story of the old couple is over?
(a) No one speaks.
(b) The fire alarm goes off.
(c) The wine bottle crashes to the floor.
(d) One of the couples decides to get a divorce.

2. After Mel finished his story, who does the narrator think knows the meaning of true love?
(a) Ed.
(b) Terri.
(c) No one.
(d) Laura.

3. What reason does the character give for asking for something to eat before dinner?
(a) She/he wants to give the hostess something to do.
(b) She/he is getting bored.
(c) She/he is very hungry.
(d) She/he is drunk and needs to sober up.

4. Through which of the following methods does Carver communicate most of the significant aspects of his story?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Figurative language.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metamorphism.

5. What is the beverage of choice throughout the duration of the conversation?
(a) Gin and tonic.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Rum and Coke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's understanding of the meaning of love by the end of the story?

2. How does Mel's behavior influence the other characters?

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

4. What aspects of the heart does Mel understand?

5. Which of the following is a symbol in this story?

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