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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 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.

2. What still surprises the narrator about his relationship at the start of the story?
(a) How much they have in common.
(b) How lucky he is to have her.
(c) How long they have been together.
(d) How hard it is to break up with her.

3. How would the narrator feel when he closed his eyes and began to dream?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Frightened.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator say he kept dreaming about while with his lover?

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

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

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