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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 does the narrator say he kept dreaming about while with his lover?
(a) A building.
(b) A doctor's office.
(c) His lover.
(d) A car.

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?
(a) Quietly.
(b) Sharply.
(c) Calmly.
(d) Intelligently.

3. What is the narrator trying to do at the start of the story?
(a) Do his annual household budget.
(b) Negotiate a better salary.
(c) Write his grocery list.
(d) Break down the cost of an affair.

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

5. How many hours a day does the narrator estimate he spends either with his lover or thinking of her during their time together?
(a) 8 or 9.
(b) 1-2.
(c) 16 - 18.
(d) 4 -8.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After including the time spent with his lover and thinking of her, how much does the narrator estimate their affair costs per hour?

3. How did the narrator respond to the surprising question his lover asked him in bed one day?

4. As time passes, the narrator says thoughts of his lover are more in his ______ than his ______?

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

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