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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 is the "very clean white place" (24) the narrator recalls being with his lover?
(a) A bar.
(b) Their hotel room.
(c) A coffee house.
(d) A spa.

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

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

5. How is the narrator's lover's behavior described at the start of the story?
(a) She was moody and mercurial.
(b) She was often quiet and distant.
(c) She was always smiling and singing.
(d) She was loud and obnoxious.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Aside from the flight, what did the narrator pay for during his trip?

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

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

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

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