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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "keeps happening" (21) between the narrator and his lover while they are together all day, which he says "adds up" (21)?
(a) The disagreements.
(b) The deep discussions.
(c) The misunderstandings.
(d) The touches and smiles.

2. The narrator describes that after the affair ends, his lover is still inside him like what?
(a) Warm soup.
(b) Decadent dessert.
(c) Sweet liquor.
(d) Dark chocolate.

3. What is the narrator staring at at the start of "Break it Down"?
(a) A piece of paper.
(b) A blank computer screen.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) His cell phone.

4. The narrator describes that after watching his lover sleep he finally falls asleep "lightly" (23). Why?
(a) He wants to hang on to the moment.
(b) He wants to protect her from danger.
(c) He wants to wake as soon as she does.
(d) He worries she might run out on him.

5. What were the narrator and his lover doing in the "very clean white place" (24) he recalls?
(a) Drinking martinis.
(b) Getting massages.
(c) Having breakfast.
(d) Making love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator know will happen each day he spends with his lover?

2. What is one of the "little questions" (25) the narrator began asking himself regarding his time with his lover?

3. What else did the narrator see in his dreams beyond the dark frame of empty space?

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

5. Who is the author of "Break It Down"?

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