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

2. How did the narrator feel when his lover talked "late in the night...faster and faster" (25)?
(a) He liked it but was too tired to understand what she was talking about.
(b) He loved it and felt energized by it.
(c) He felt glad their trip was coming to an end.
(d) He was annoyed because he wanted to sleep.

3. How does the narrator describe the way his lover responded when he told her he loved her?
(a) A little flat.
(b) Enthusiastically.
(c) A little harsh.
(d) With compassion.

4. What was the narrator unable to tell his lover before he told her he loved her?
(a) He had never loved anyone before her.
(b) He really hoped she felt the same.
(c) He hoped it did not scare her away.
(d) She did not have to feel it was a burden.

5. What is the "very clean white place" (24) the narrator recalls being with his lover?
(a) A bar.
(b) A spa.
(c) A coffee house.
(d) Their hotel room.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did the narrator's lover give to him before he left?

4. 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?

5. What is the narrator staring at at the start of "Break it Down"?

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