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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Mel say would happen if any of the main characters died?
(a) All of the characters' ideas about love would change drastically.
(b) Their partner would grieve and would then search for a new partner.
(c) The other couple would take their partner in as part of the family.
(d) Their partner would die also.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the story take place?

2. What happens at the end of the story?

3. Who is distracted from his story about love by having another drink?

4. Who is married to Nick?

5. What is Mel's ex-wife's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship does Mel have to the old man in the hospital?

2. What tone does Mel have as he recounts the story of the old couple and why?

3. What does the narrator hear at the end of the story, and why is this important?

4. What two purposes does alcohol seem to serve in the story?

5. What is Mel feeling as he describes the old man's love, who senses this, and what is his or her response?

6. What was the prognosis for the old couple over the course of their hospitalization?

7. Which character is the least likable and why?

8. What does Mel think of Nick and Laura's love?

9. What was Mel's relationship with the old couple like?

10. What happens after Mel spills his glass on the table?

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