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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose glass is overturned on the table at the end of the story?
(a) Mel's.
(b) Terri's.
(c) Marjorie's.
(d) Nick's.

2. How is the depression revealed?
(a) The old man tells someone.
(b) Mel discovers it in a dream.
(c) Hospital staff find a letter.
(d) Mel makes a guess.

3. What is the main topic of the couples' conversation?
(a) The unrealistic hope of everlasting love.
(b) The meaning of real love.
(c) The difference between marriage and cohabitation.
(d) The ups and downs of married life.

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

5. What is Mel's ex-wife allergic to?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Yellow jackets.
(c) Love.
(d) Bees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are additional beverages kept?

3. Why does Mel say he would have liked to have been born in medieval times?

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

5. What does Mel say would happen if any of the main characters died?

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