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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 "old" (22) thing does the narrator say he cannot look at without still feeling what he feels his lover?
(a) Tree or rosebush.
(b) Car or pair of pants.
(c) Restaurant or bookstore.
(d) Street or painting.

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

3. 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 loved it and felt energized by it.
(d) He liked it but was too tired to understand what she was talking about.

4. Who is the author of "Break It Down"?
(a) Leslie Daniels.
(b) Lynn Donahue.
(c) Lydia Davis.
(d) Danielle Lyons.

5. 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."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator know will happen each day he spends with his lover?

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

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