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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mel claims he loved:
(a) His first wife.
(b) Feeling sober.
(c) His job.
(d) Laura.

3. Who suggests that the group go to dinner?
(a) Nick.
(b) Terri.
(c) Laura.
(d) Mel.

4. Where are additional beverages kept?
(a) In the refrigerator.
(b) In the trunk.
(c) On the table.
(d) The cabinet.

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

6. What does Nick do as a sign of romantic love?
(a) Gives his wife a rose.
(b) Writes a love song.
(c) Kisses his wife's hand.
(d) Recites poetry.

7. What reason does Terri give for her ex-boyfriend trying to kill her?
(a) He fell in love with someone else.
(b) He loved her so much.
(c) Terri tried to kill him first.
(d) He was having hallucinations.

8. Who shakes the empty beverage container at Mel?
(a) Laura.
(b) Terri.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Nick.

9. Who claims that abusive behavior is not love?
(a) Mel.
(b) Ed.
(c) Terri.
(d) Nick.

10. Why is Mel hesitant to call?
(a) He doesn't want them to know he is drunk.
(b) He doesn't want his current wife to feel left out.
(c) He does not want to talk to his ex-wife.
(d) They haven't heard from him in several years.

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

12. Why does Terri chastise Mel?
(a) For insulting others in the conversation.
(b) For showing her too much physical affection.
(c) For being insensitive and drinking too much.
(d) For acting childish.

13. What is Terri's ex-boyfriend's name?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Steven.
(c) Neal.
(d) Ed.

14. What happens to Terri's ex-boyfriend after he tried to kill himself?
(a) He can't walk.
(b) His face is severely deformed.
(c) He is unable to speak.
(d) He becomes more violent.

15. What reason does Mel give for drinking?
(a) He does not have to go to the restaurant.
(b) Everyone else is drinking just as much as he.
(c) He thinks it will cure his cold.
(d) He does not have to go to the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who decides that calling Mel's children might not be a good idea?

3. What does Mel suggest after the story is interrupted?

4. What is the main topic of the couples' conversation?

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

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