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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 129 through 182.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "ordeal" described in the section called Fade-out.
(a) The loved being's physical beauty begins to fade.
(b) The loved being's mother dies.
(c) The lover's favorite jeans fade.
(d) For no apparent reason the loved being withdraws from all contact.

2. To what does the "ghost ship," in the section entitled The Ghost Ship/Errantry refer?
(a) The errant lover wanders from love to love, believing in the quest for fulfillment.
(b) The lover dreams of sailing the world with the object of desire.
(c) The lover becomes a ghost of his former self.
(d) The lover is haunted by terrible memories.

3. What does the young Freud say to his fiancée in The Love Letter?
(a) I shall stop writing you if you do not write me back.
(b) I wish you would visit instead of writing.
(c) I am tired of your long letters.
(d) We must be cautious with our correspondence.

4. How does the person concealing his feelings wish to be perceived?
(a) As tough and courageous.
(b) As worthy.
(c) As both pathetic and admirable; child and adult.
(d) As unlovable.

5. The lover compares his gaze on the other's body to which of the following things?
(a) To a scientist looking through a microscope.
(b) To a prisoner looking out the window.
(c) To someone reading a newspaper.
(d) To children who disassemble a clock to see what time is.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the informer wound the subject?

2. Which relationship dynamic does the section of the text entitled "Domnei" or "dependency" describe?

3. Which of the following describes the lover's madness in "I am crazy"/mad?

4. According to this section in the text, what is the best reaction to the other's suffering?

5. The other title of Tutti Sistemati," "pigeonholed," is associated with which of the following desires?

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