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

2. How much does the narrator calculate his love making cost?
(a) $80-$100 an hour.
(b) $33-$50 an hour.
(c) $3 or $4 an hour.
(d) $15 - 20 an hour.

3. Who is the author of "Break It Down"?
(a) Lynn Donahue.
(b) Leslie Daniels.
(c) Lydia Davis.
(d) Danielle Lyons.

4. 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) Intelligently.
(c) Quietly.
(d) Calmly.

5. What is the narrator beginning to "lose" (24) in the present regarding his lover?
(a) HIs desire to see her again.
(b) His understanding of what he saw in her.
(c) The feeling of being with her.
(d) His love for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was the plane ticket the narrator bought?

2. What does the narrator note about his lover as he looks at her in bed when he first wakes?

3. What "old" (22) thing does the narrator say he cannot look at without still feeling what he feels his lover?

4. What still surprises the narrator about his relationship at the start of the story?

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

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