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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) $50.
(b) $6.
(c) $33.
(d) $24.

2. What does the narrator think may happen if he kisses his lovers eyelids?
(a) She will punch him.
(b) She will frown in her sleep.
(c) She will wake up and yell at him.
(d) She will wake up and kiss him.

3. How did the narrator feel when his lover talked "late in the night...faster and faster" (25)?
(a) He loved it and felt energized by it.
(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 was annoyed because he wanted to sleep.

4. 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 hard it is to break up with her.
(d) How much they have in common.

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

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

3. What "keeps happening" (21) between the narrator and his lover while they are together all day, which he says "adds up" (21)?

4. Why does the narrator decide against kissing his lover's eyelids as he watches her sleep?

5. What question does the narrator recall his lover asking him while they were in bed one day?

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