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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 38 through 74.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Dark Glasses/To Hide, what paradox is revealed in the act of concealment?
(a) The lover does not bother to ask the other how he feels.
(b) The other must know that the lover does not want to show his feelings.
(c) The lover reveals his lack of respect for the other.
(d) The other reveals a lot about himself by being secretive.

2. According to the author, who carries out the "discourse of absence" historically?
(a) The father.
(b) The Woman.
(c) The mother.
(d) The Man.

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

4. How is the heart described in the section entitled "The Heart?"
(a) As a pretext for intimacy.
(b) As a symbol of fertility.
(c) As a gift-object and an organ of desire.
(d) As a tired metaphor for romance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section entitled, "I am engulfed, I succumb," the author discusses which of the following desires?

2. In the same section, what does the lover mourn when the love object is lost?

3. How does the lover come to perceive the contingencies that affect him?

4. In the section called "Talking," how does the lover's discourse change when the amorous subject speaks about love?

5. According to the author, how does the world frequently characterize love incorrectly?

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