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

2. What three things can shatter the ideal and protected Image of the lover according to the author?
(a) The loss of their looks, their lack of interest in new things, and poor hygiene.
(b) Unpaid bills, association with the mundane, and course language.
(c) Attachment to their parents and former lovers, and desire for others.
(d) Association with the commonplace, former lovers, and desire for others.

3. In the section called "Talking," how does the lover's discourse change when the amorous subject speaks about love?
(a) From a rejection of love to a a declaration of love.
(b) From a personal declaration of love to an abstract philosophical discourse about love.
(c) From an abstract philosophical discourse about love to a personal declaration of love.
(d) From a declaration of love to a renouncement of love.

4. In the section entitled "Waiting," which of the following processes is described?
(a) An increasing apathy regarding the other's absence.
(b) Making lists of the other's faults while waiting for him.
(c) A growing anxiety and loss of all sense of proportion while waiting for the other.
(d) A growing fear of the death of the beloved during his absence.

5. Which of the following topics describes the theme of "The Absent One/Absence?"
(a) The lover's lack of concern for the absent love object.
(b) The inner motivations for leaving a relationship.
(c) A process whereby the lover's absence is transformed into an abandonment.
(d) The role of absence in film narratives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the lover cautious when the loved object complains of the lover's rival?

2. In the section on absence, to what early experience does the author link the subject's feelings about the absent lover?

3. In this section, how is the term "karma" defined?

4. Which of the following is a definition of the word "laetitia," as presented in the section by that name?

5. What does the lover seek to "read" on the other's body?

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