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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is in the spilled glass?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Iced tea.
(d) Gin and tonic.

3. What does Mel's wife hope will happen to his ex-wife?
(a) She will remarry or die.
(b) She will fall in love with Mel all over again.
(c) She will move to another country.
(d) She will pay him back alimony and child support.

4. Who wants to know what the characters are going to do after the glass is spilled?
(a) Mel.
(b) Laura.
(c) Terri.
(d) Nick.

5. Why does Mel hope his ex-wife will get injured?
(a) So he can come see her in the hospital.
(b) So he can come and save her.
(c) So he can have an excuse to call his children.
(d) So she will die.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose glass is overturned on the table at the end of the story?

2. What is the beverage of choice throughout the duration of the conversation?

3. Who reminds Mel that it is for the best that he has his current profession?

4. What reason does Terri give for her ex-boyfriend trying to kill her?

5. What happens to the teenager after the accident?

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