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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 does the narrator say he becomes afraid of as distance grows between the time spent with his lover and the present?
(a) Having to see her again.
(b) That his wife may find out.
(c) How weak he is.
(d) That he may never see her again.

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 her body was beautiful.
(c) He said a diet would not hurt.
(d) He said she should do whatever she wants.

3. What "old" (22) thing does the narrator say he cannot look at without still feeling what he feels his lover?
(a) Car or pair of pants.
(b) Tree or rosebush.
(c) Street or painting.
(d) Restaurant or bookstore.

4. Aside from the flight, what did the narrator pay for during his trip?
(a) Massages and tours.
(b) A new suit and tie.
(c) Silk pajamas.
(d) Hotel and food.

5. 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) Dark brown, auburn, white.
(b) Light brown, red, gold.
(c) Black, plum, dark brown.
(d) Golden, gray, red.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator decide against kissing his lover's eyelids as he watches her sleep?

2. The narrator describes that after watching his lover sleep he finally falls asleep "lightly" (23). Why?

3. What color are the narrator's lover's eyes?

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

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

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