What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who feels as if the group is "enchanted" as the conversation continues?
(a) Mel.
(b) Nick.
(c) Laura.
(d) Terri.

2. Who tells the story of the old couple?
(a) Mel.
(b) Terri.
(c) Laura.
(d) Nick.

3. Who threatens to kill Mel?
(a) Terri.
(b) Marjorie.
(c) Nick.
(d) Ed.

4. What is Mel's ex-wife's name?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Anna.

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

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

7. What is the old couple's prognosis?
(a) They will have to live at an assisted living facility the rest of their lives.
(b) They die soon after the accident.
(c) Good, if they get divorced.
(d) They will be fine after recovering.

8. How does Terri's ex-boyfriend eventually kill himself?
(a) He shoots himself in the head.
(b) He stops eating.
(c) He runs his car over a bridge.
(d) He stabs himself in Mel's kitchen.

9. How often does Mel check in on the old couple?
(a) They are never seen again.
(b) Every ten days.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Every day.

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

11. What happens to the teenager after the accident?
(a) The teenager is bruised but not as badly injured as the older couple.
(b) The teenager suffers multiple brain injuries.
(c) The teenager dies.
(d) The doctors are not sure.

12. Where does the story take place?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) Mel's kitchen.
(c) Nick's porch.
(d) A parking lot.

13. Who brings up the topic of "spiritual love"?
(a) Mel.
(b) Laura.
(c) Terri.
(d) Nick.

14. Who is distracted from his story about love by having another drink?
(a) Frank.
(b) Mel.
(c) Nick.
(d) Ed.

15. How does Terri's ex-boyfriend attempt suicide the first time?
(a) Overdosing on psychiatric medication.
(b) Drinking rat poison.
(c) Hanging himself.
(d) Cutting his wrists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is married to Nick?

2. What is the geographic setting for the story?

3. Why is the story of the old couple told?

4. Which character contends that abusive behavior is, in fact, love?

5. Who turns on a light in the room?

(see the answer keys)

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