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

3. 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) Sharply.
(b) Calmly.
(c) Intelligently.
(d) Quietly.

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

5. What is one of the "little questions" (25) the narrator began asking himself regarding his time with his lover?
(a) Why did she touch his arm when he spoke sometimes but not others.
(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 become so distant over time.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. Why was the narrator surprised by the question his lover asked him in bed?

4. What is the narrator beginning to "lose" (24) in the present regarding his lover?

5. What does the narrator say he becomes afraid of as distance grows between the time spent with his lover and the present?

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