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

2. What was the narrator unsure he would be able to do without his lover?
(a) Get a good job.
(b) Go on living.
(c) Save any money.
(d) Go on more vacations.

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

4. What question does the narrator recall his lover asking him while they were in bed one day?
(a) She asked if he thought she was fat.
(b) She asked if he thought she was dumb.
(c) She asked if he thought she should dye her hair.
(d) She asked if he thought she was pretty or no.

5. How much was the plane ticket the narrator bought?
(a) $950.
(b) $150.
(c) $600.
(d) $1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. As time passes, the narrator says thoughts of his lover are more in his ______ than his ______?

2. How did the narrator feel when his lover talked "late in the night...faster and faster" (25)?

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

4. How did the narrator respond to the surprising question his lover asked him in bed one day?

5. What is the narrator staring at at the start of "Break it Down"?

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