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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator describes watching his lover as she sleeps, what does he say that makes the reader know their time together is temporary?
(a) "She's next to me and isn't away from me like she will be later."
(b) "Our time together is as fleeting as the night."
(c) "She is by my side for the time being."
(d) "She is here today and will be gone tomorrow."

2. What were the narrator and his lover doing in the "very clean white place" (24) he recalls?
(a) Drinking martinis.
(b) Making love.
(c) Getting massages.
(d) Having breakfast.

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

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

5. After including the time spent with his lover and thinking of her, how much does the narrator estimate their affair costs per hour?
(a) $50.
(b) $6.
(c) $33.
(d) $24.

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. How much was the plane ticket the narrator bought?

3. How often did the narrator and his lover make love during their time together?

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

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

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