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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" is a(n) ________ story of ____________ couples.
(a) Descriptive; mild-mannered.
(b) Non-fiction; divorcing.
(c) Abridged; unhappy.
(d) Short; married.

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

4. Who does Terri say she loved to the point of distraction?
(a) Herself.
(b) Nick.
(c) Mel.
(d) Ed.

5. What is Mel's ex-wife allergic to?
(a) Bees.
(b) Love.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Yellow jackets.

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

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

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

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

10. Who decides that calling Mel's children might not be a good idea?
(a) Mel.
(b) Terri.
(c) Laura.
(d) Nick.

11. In addition to the beverages, what else is passed around during the conversation?
(a) A photo album.
(b) A journal.
(c) An ice bucket.
(d) A guitar.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Terri's ex-boyfriend attempt suicide the first time?

2. What is Terri's ex-boyfriend's name?

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

4. What happens immediately after the story of the old couple is over?

5. How often does Mel check in on the old couple?

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