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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 20 -25 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the narrator respond to the surprising question his lover asked him in bed one day?
(a) He told her to stop asking silly questions.
(b) He said she should do whatever she wants.
(c) He said her body was beautiful.
(d) He said a diet would not hurt.

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

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

5. Why was the narrator surprised by the question his lover asked him in bed?
(a) She promised she would not ask him that again.
(b) He did not think she worried about herself like that.
(c) He had just told her how beautiful she was.
(d) He had literally just answered that question.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator know will happen each day he spends with his lover?

3. How is the narrator's lover's behavior described at the start of the story?

4. What else did the narrator see in his dreams beyond the dark frame of empty space?

5. What is one of the "little questions" (25) the narrator began asking himself regarding his time with his lover?

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