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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 know will happen each day he spends with his lover?
(a) She will stop talking to him.
(b) They will have a fancy dinner.
(c) They will end up in bed together.
(d) They will have an argument.

2. What did the narrator's lover give to him before he left?
(a) A bottle of champagne.
(b) A green and blue shirt.
(c) Her silk robe.
(d) Cab fare.

3. What does the narrator say he kept dreaming about while with his lover?
(a) A building.
(b) A car.
(c) His lover.
(d) A doctor's office.

4. What sounds does the narrator say may remind him of his lover?
(a) A child singing.
(b) A woman laughing.
(c) A snake hissing.
(d) A cat or baby crying.

5. If the narrator calculates the time spent thinking of his lover up to six weeks after the affair, how much does he figure he has spent?
(a) $24 an hour.
(b) $60 an hour.
(c) $6 an hour.
(d) $3 an hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why was the narrator surprised by the question his lover asked him in bed?

3. How does the narrator describe the way his lover responded when he told her he loved her?

4. What were the narrator and his lover doing in the "very clean white place" (24) he recalls?

5. Who is the author of "Break It Down"?

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