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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 is here today and will be gone tomorrow."
(b) "Our time together is as fleeting as the night."
(c) "She is by my side for the time being."
(d) "She's next to me and isn't away from me like she will be later."

2. What does the narrator feel he can do if he thinks of his time with his lover too much?
(a) Make it seem meaningless.
(b) Kill it.
(c) Drive himself crazy.
(d) Relive it.

3. What "keeps happening" (21) between the narrator and his lover while they are together all day, which he says "adds up" (21)?
(a) The touches and smiles.
(b) The misunderstandings.
(c) The disagreements.
(d) The deep discussions.

4. The narrator describes that after the affair ends, his lover is still inside him like what?
(a) Sweet liquor.
(b) Dark chocolate.
(c) Decadent dessert.
(d) Warm soup.

5. What does the narrator know will happen each day he spends with his lover?
(a) They will have a fancy dinner.
(b) She will stop talking to him.
(c) They will have an argument.
(d) They will end up in bed together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used to describe the way the narrator's lover responded to his answer to the question she asked him in bed?

2. What is the narrator beginning to "lose" (24) in the present regarding his lover?

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

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

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

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