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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the old couple appear in the hospital?
(a) They are unresponsive.
(b) They appear overly happy and excited.
(c) They appear to hate each other.
(d) They are encased in body casts.

2. Why is the story of the old couple told?
(a) To give an example of true love.
(b) To show how love does not outlast everything.
(c) To describe how vulnerable people become as they age.
(d) To demonstrate the difference between male and female views of love.

3. Who wants to know what the characters are going to do after the glass is spilled?
(a) Laura.
(b) Terri.
(c) Mel.
(d) Nick.

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

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

6. How long does Terri's ex-boyfriend live after his final suicide attempt?
(a) He died instantly.
(b) Three days.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) Four years.

7. 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 getting bored.
(d) She/he is drunk and needs to sober up.

8. Who tells Mel that every person is different when it comes to love?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Nick.
(c) Laura.
(d) Terri.

9. Who is the first one to turn on a light?
(a) Mel.
(b) Laura.
(c) Nick.
(d) No one.

10. What happens at the end of the story?
(a) The sun rises.
(b) Everyone starts crying.
(c) Everyone goes home.
(d) The sun sets.

11. Who does Mel wish to talk with on the phone?
(a) No one.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) His children.
(d) His parents.

12. What does Mel suggest after the story is interrupted?
(a) That everyone have a drink and go to dinner.
(b) That they stop drinking for awhile.
(c) That everyone go home to bed.
(d) That everyone pitch in to help cook dinner.

13. Who turns on a light in the room?
(a) Nick.
(b) Terri.
(c) Mel.
(d) No one.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick do as a sign of romantic love?

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

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

4. Why does Terri chastise Mel?

5. What does Terri say she will bring out for everyone to nibble on?

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