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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes that after watching his lover sleep he finally falls asleep "lightly" (23). Why?
(a) He wants to wake as soon as she does.
(b) He wants to protect her from danger.
(c) He worries she might run out on him.
(d) He wants to hang on to the moment.

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

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

4. Why does the narrator decide against kissing his lover's eyelids as he watches her sleep?
(a) She would get mad at him.
(b) He does not want to disturb her.
(c) She has bad breath.
(d) He is too tired.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What colors does the narrator use to describe his lover's hair when he recalls her looking up at him from the newspaper she was reading?

3. What color are the narrator's lover's eyes?

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

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

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