View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator decide against kissing his lover's eyelids as he watches her sleep?
(a) She would get mad at him.
(b) He does not want to disturb her.
(c) He is too tired.
(d) She has bad breath.

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

3. What color are the narrator's lover's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Hazel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he becomes afraid of as distance grows between the time spent with his lover and the present?

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

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

4. The narrator describes that after the affair ends, his lover is still inside him like what?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 304 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample