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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 question does the narrator recall his lover asking him while they were in bed one day?
(a) She asked if he thought she should dye her hair.
(b) She asked if he thought she was dumb.
(c) She asked if he thought she was fat.
(d) She asked if he thought she was pretty or no.

2. What does the narrator know will happen each day he spends with his lover?
(a) They will have a fancy dinner.
(b) They will end up in bed together.
(c) She will stop talking to him.
(d) They will have an argument.

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) His cell phone.
(d) A cup of coffee.

4. What is one of the "little questions" (25) the narrator began asking himself regarding his time with his lover?
(a) Why did she become so distant over time.
(b) Why did she have the light on when he came to bed some nights and off others.
(c) Why did she laugh at his jokes sometimes and not others.
(d) Why did she touch his arm when he spoke sometimes but not others.

5. Why does the narrator decide against kissing his lover's eyelids as he watches her sleep?
(a) He does not want to disturb her.
(b) She would get mad at him.
(c) She has bad breath.
(d) He is too tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would the narrator feel when he closed his eyes and began to dream?

2. How often did the narrator and his lover make love during their time together?

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

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

5. How is the narrator's lover's behavior described at the start of the story?

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