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

2. Aside from the flight, what did the narrator pay for during his trip?
(a) Hotel and food.
(b) Massages and tours.
(c) Silk pajamas.
(d) A new suit and tie.

3. What does the narrator say he becomes afraid of as distance grows between the time spent with his lover and the present?
(a) That his wife may find out.
(b) Having to see her again.
(c) That he may never see her again.
(d) How weak he is.

4. What is the narrator staring at at the start of "Break it Down"?
(a) A blank computer screen.
(b) A piece of paper.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) His cell phone.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the narrator's lover's behavior described at the start of the story?

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

4. What else did the narrator see in his dreams beyond the dark frame of empty space?

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

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