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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator think he could not let himself fall completely in love with his lover?
(a) He did not fully trust her.
(b) He knew the affair was going to be so short.
(c) He was afraid of commitment.
(d) He was not over his last relationship.

3. What "comes after [the affair] and lasts longer" (30), according to the narrator?
(a) The regret.
(b) The joy.
(c) The pain.
(d) The peace.

4. What was the narrator unsure he would be able to do without his lover?
(a) Go on more vacations.
(b) Save any money.
(c) Go on living.
(d) Get a good job.

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 has bad breath.
(c) He is too tired.
(d) She would get mad at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What was significant about the night the narrator told his lover that he loved her?

3. What is the "very clean white place" (24) the narrator recalls being with his lover?

4. What was the narrator unable to tell his lover before he told her he loved her?

5. The narrator questions at the end, "How can you go in with...$1000, and...come out with" (30) what?

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