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

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

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

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

5. Which character spent five years in a seminary?
(a) Mel.
(b) Laura.
(c) Terri.
(d) Nick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wants to know what the characters are going to do after the glass is spilled?

3. What time of day does the car accident occur?

4. Who asks for something to eat before dinner?

5. Whose glass is overturned on the table at the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mel hope will happen to his ex-wife and why?

2. Describe the characters' response to Mel's revelation that real love does exist.

3. What is the nature of Terri and Ed's involvement?

4. What does the author seem to be saying about universal stages and phases of love?

5. Why does Terri hope that Marjorie will remarry or die?

6. Which character is the least likable and why?

7. Describe the symbolism of Mel wanting to wear armor.

8. How is Nick and Laura's relationship portrayed by the author?

9. What does Mel think about the cause of the old man's depression?

10. What is the purpose of stating that each character is "from somewhere else"?

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