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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 25 - 30 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What colors does the narrator use to describe his lover's hair when he recalls her looking up at him from the newspaper she was reading?
(a) Light brown, red, gold.
(b) Dark brown, auburn, white.
(c) Black, plum, dark brown.
(d) Golden, gray, red.

4. What was the narrator unable to tell his lover before he told her he loved her?
(a) He really hoped she felt the same.
(b) He hoped it did not scare her away.
(c) He had never loved anyone before her.
(d) She did not have to feel it was a burden.

5. What color are the narrator's lover's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say is all that is left of the relationship after the pictures and questions go away?

3. What question does the narrator recall his lover asking him while they were in bed one day?

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

5. How often does the narrator figure he thinks of his lover about six weeks after their affair?

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