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

2. What does Terri say she will bring out for everyone to nibble on?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Homemade cookies.
(c) Cheese and crackers.
(d) Bruschetta.

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

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

5. What is the relationship between Nick and Laura?
(a) Spouses.
(b) Step-siblings.
(c) Father and daughter.
(d) Friends since childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the teenager after the accident?

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

3. How is the depression revealed?

4. What is the relationship between Terri and Nick?

5. Why is Mel hesitant to call?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Terri think her ex-boyfriend loved her? Why?

2. What sort of casts and bandages are the old couple wearing and why is this a problem?

3. What is the attitude of the other characters in the story as Mel becomes drunk?

4. Describe Mel and Laura's relationship.

5. How is a sense of repressed hostility presented in the story?

6. How long have Nick and Laura been married in comparison to Terri and Mel?

7. How many views of the situation does the author give the reader? Do you think this is helpful or not? Why?

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

9. Which character is the most likable and why?

10. What impact does point of view have on this story?

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