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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. Which of the following does Mel wonder about new love?
(a) Where it goes.
(b) Who really believes it will last.
(c) What chemical imbalance causes it to happen.
(d) Why it feels so comforting.

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

3. What happens immediately after the story of the old couple is over?
(a) The fire alarm goes off.
(b) The wine bottle crashes to the floor.
(c) No one speaks.
(d) One of the couples decides to get a divorce.

4. What is Terri's ex-boyfriend's name?
(a) Steven.
(b) Ed.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Neal.

5. Why does Mel hope his ex-wife will get injured?
(a) So she will die.
(b) So he can come see her in the hospital.
(c) So he can come and save her.
(d) So he can have an excuse to call his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims that abusive behavior is not love?

2. What is the geographic setting for the story?

3. What does Nick notice after the story is over?

4. What happens to the teenager after the accident?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Which character is the least likable and why?

2. Do you think Mel's example of real love is an appropriate one? Why or why not?

3. What happens after Mel's story about the old couple ends?

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

5. What was happening when Mel arrived at the hospital?

6. What does Mel seem to require in order to feel comfortable about opening up to the other characters?

7. Why does Terri scold Mel for being insensitive?

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

9. Describe the setting at the end of the story.

10. What does Mel tell Laura he would do if anything happened to their spouses? Why?

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