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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the geographic setting for the story?
(a) Bar Harbor.
(b) Tucson.
(c) Albuquerque.
(d) California.

3. Who ends up going to get the snacks?
(a) No one.
(b) Terri.
(c) Laura.
(d) Nick.

4. 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 very hungry.
(c) She/he is drunk and needs to sober up.
(d) She/he is getting bored.

5. What is the tone of Mel's story about the old couple?
(a) Juvenile.
(b) Morose.
(c) Wistful.
(d) Disgusted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a form of entertainment for the characters?

2. Who tells Mel that every person is different when it comes to love?

3. How does the author characterize Terri and Mel's relationship?

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

5. Which of the following best describes the mood of the old woman at the end of Mel's story?

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