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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 20 -25 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the narrator respond to the surprising question his lover asked him in bed one day?
(a) He told her to stop asking silly questions.
(b) He said her body was beautiful.
(c) He said a diet would not hurt.
(d) He said she should do whatever she wants.

2. What colors does the narrator use to describe his lover's hair when he recalls her looking up at him from the newspaper she was reading?
(a) Light brown, red, gold.
(b) Golden, gray, red.
(c) Dark brown, auburn, white.
(d) Black, plum, dark brown.

3. How would the narrator feel when he closed his eyes and began to dream?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Frightened.

4. As time passes, the narrator says thoughts of his lover are more in his ______ than his ______?
(a) Heart, head.
(b) Dreams, reality.
(c) Mind, body.
(d) Imagination, soul.

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) $50.
(b) $33.
(c) $24.
(d) $6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator trying to do at the start of the story?

2. What "old" (22) thing does the narrator say he cannot look at without still feeling what he feels his lover?

3. Why does the narrator decide against kissing his lover's eyelids as he watches her sleep?

4. What does the narrator feel he can do if he thinks of his time with his lover too much?

5. Aside from the flight, what did the narrator pay for during his trip?

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