1. What does the "scenography of waiting" refer to?
(a) A drama in which the narrator goes through the different stages of waiting and their associated actions and emotions.
(b) A French opera.
(c) A book written by Schönberg that deals with waiting.
(d) A traumatic scene from the narrator's childhood that he rehearses mentally.

2. What failure does the author describe in the section entitled "Adorable?"
(a) The failure of the lover's desire when confronted which the actual adored object.
(b) The failure of love to live up to expectations.
(c) The failure of the loved object to respond to words like "adorable."
(d) The failure of language employed by the lover to adequately describe the loved object.

3. What is the slightly longer characterization the author uses to describe the different sections of the book?
(a) Figments of the imagination.
(b) Fragments of discourse.
(c) Literary musings.
(d) Lists of terms.

4. "In the loving calm of your arms" describes the embrace of total union between lovers. What contradiction does the lover experience?
(a) The lover is both mother and father.
(b) The lover is both child and adult.
(c) The lover feels both male and female.
(d) The lover is neither completely awake or asleep.

5. In "The Tip of the Nose/Alteration," what does "the tip of the nose" refer to?
(a) The nose of a German poet.
(b) The slightly decayed nose of a disinterred corpse.
(c) A photograph of the author's mother.
(d) A figure in a Flemish painting.