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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 feel when his lover talked "late in the night...faster and faster" (25)?
(a) He liked it but was too tired to understand what she was talking about.
(b) He loved it and felt energized by it.
(c) He was annoyed because he wanted to sleep.
(d) He felt glad their trip was coming to an end.

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

3. What does the narrator say he becomes afraid of as distance grows between the time spent with his lover and the present?
(a) That he may never see her again.
(b) Having to see her again.
(c) How weak he is.
(d) That his wife may find out.

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

5. What else did the narrator see in his dreams beyond the dark frame of empty space?
(a) A child.
(b) A garden.
(c) A bed.
(d) A house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator note about his lover as he looks at her in bed when he first wakes?

2. What word is used to describe the way the narrator's lover responded to his answer to the question she asked him in bed?

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

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

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

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