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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As time passes, the narrator says thoughts of his lover are more in his ______ than his ______?
(a) Dreams, reality.
(b) Imagination, soul.
(c) Mind, body.
(d) Heart, head.

2. What does the narrator note about his lover as he looks at her in bed when he first wakes?
(a) Her long eyelashes.
(b) How good her skin is.
(c) The sheen of her hair.
(d) Her perfect lips.

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

4. How did the narrator feel when his lover talked "late in the night...faster and faster" (25)?
(a) He was annoyed because he wanted to sleep.
(b) He felt glad their trip was coming to an end.
(c) He liked it but was too tired to understand what she was talking about.
(d) He loved it and felt energized by it.

5. 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 deep discussions.
(d) The disagreements.

Short Answer Questions

1. After including the time spent with his lover and thinking of her, how much does the narrator estimate their affair costs per hour?

2. How many hours a day does the narrator estimate he spends either with his lover or thinking of her during their time together?

3. What "old" (22) thing does the narrator say he cannot look at without still feeling what he feels his lover?

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

5. What is the "very clean white place" (24) the narrator recalls being with his lover?

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