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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the narrator calculate his love making cost?
(a) $80-$100 an hour.
(b) $3 or $4 an hour.
(c) $15 - 20 an hour.
(d) $33-$50 an hour.

2. What was significant about the night the narrator told his lover that he loved her?
(a) It was her birthday.
(b) He had proposed to her.
(c) It was their first night.
(d) It was their last night.

3. What still surprises the narrator about his relationship at the start of the story?
(a) How long they have been together.
(b) How hard it is to break up with her.
(c) How much they have in common.
(d) How lucky he is to have her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How often does the narrator figure he thinks of his lover about six weeks after their affair?

4. What did the narrator see as he walked way from the room for the last time?

5. Why does the narrator say he felt he had to tell his lover that he loved her?

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