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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mel say he would go after if his wife died?
(a) Marjorie.
(b) Mother Earth.
(c) Terri.
(d) Laura.

2. Who notes that the characters "are all from someplace else"?
(a) Nick.
(b) Terri.
(c) Laura.
(d) Mel.

3. Which of the characters is clearly an alcoholic?
(a) Laura.
(b) Nick.
(c) Terri.
(d) Mel.

4. Why is the story of the old couple told?
(a) To describe how vulnerable people become as they age.
(b) To show how love does not outlast everything.
(c) To give an example of true love.
(d) To demonstrate the difference between male and female views of love.

5. What time of day does the car accident occur?
(a) Early morning.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) Evening.
(d) Lunchtime.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the old couple appear in the hospital?

2. "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" is a(n) ________ story of ____________ couples.

3. What can the narrator hear near the end of the story?

4. What is Mel's ex-wife's name?

5. Terri teases the other couple for acting as if:

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