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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 25 - 30 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "comes after [the affair] and lasts longer" (30), according to the narrator?
(a) The regret.
(b) The peace.
(c) The joy.
(d) The pain.

2. What does the narrator say is all that is left of the relationship after the pictures and questions go away?
(a) A huge open space.
(b) A large heavy pain.
(c) A vast emptiness.
(d) An ocean of regret.

3. Why does the narrator think he could not let himself fall completely in love with his lover?
(a) He did not fully trust her.
(b) He was not over his last relationship.
(c) He knew the affair was going to be so short.
(d) He was afraid of commitment.

4. How much does the narrator calculate his love making cost?
(a) $80-$100 an hour.
(b) $33-$50 an hour.
(c) $15 - 20 an hour.
(d) $3 or $4 an hour.

5. After including the time spent with his lover and thinking of her, how much does the narrator estimate their affair costs per hour?
(a) $33.
(b) $50.
(c) $6.
(d) $24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator worry he did to his lover by telling her he loved her?

2. How often does the narrator figure he thinks of his lover about six weeks after their affair?

3. The narrator describes that after watching his lover sleep he finally falls asleep "lightly" (23). Why?

4. When the narrator describes watching his lover as she sleeps, what does he say that makes the reader know their time together is temporary?

5. What color are the narrator's lover's eyes?

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