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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character claims that no one really knows about love, because "everyone is really just a beginner"?
(a) Ed.
(b) Laura.
(c) Nick.
(d) Mel.

2. Why does Mel say he would have liked to have been born in medieval times?
(a) So he could have courted a woman more properly.
(b) So he could have had a shorter lifespan.
(c) So he could have worn armor.
(d) So he could have cooked better food for "the masses."

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

4. What can the narrator hear near the end of the story?
(a) Everyone's heartbeats.
(b) Wine being poured.
(c) A childhood song.
(d) A fire burning.

5. What does Mel say would happen if any of the main characters died?
(a) Their partner would die also.
(b) The other couple would take their partner in as part of the family.
(c) All of the characters' ideas about love would change drastically.
(d) Their partner would grieve and would then search for a new partner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who notes that the characters "are all from someplace else"?

2. What does Terri suggest Mel do to make himself feel better?

3. Who shakes the empty beverage container at Mel?

4. What happens to Terri's ex-boyfriend after he tried to kill himself?

5. How does Terri's ex-boyfriend eventually kill himself?

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