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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 25 - 30 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator beginning to "lose" (24) in the present regarding his lover?
(a) HIs desire to see her again.
(b) The feeling of being with her.
(c) His love for her.
(d) His understanding of what he saw in her.

2. How much was the plane ticket the narrator bought?
(a) $600.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $950.
(d) $150.

3. What "comes after [the affair] and lasts longer" (30), according to the narrator?
(a) The pain.
(b) The regret.
(c) The peace.
(d) The joy.

4. What does the narrator worry he did to his lover by telling her he loved her?
(a) Scared her away.
(b) Lied to her.
(c) Made her dislike him.
(d) Trapped her into saying it back.

5. As the narrator was leaving they stood close together looking at what?
(a) The door.
(b) A piece of paper she held in her hand.
(c) The bed.
(d) The gift she had just given him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he sometimes feels like when he thinks of his affair?

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

3. What does the narrator do to try to numb the feelings after his affair?

4. What does the narrator do to try to ease some of the feelings leftover from the affair?

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

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