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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 one of the "little questions" (25) the narrator began asking himself regarding his time with his lover?
(a) Why did she laugh at his jokes sometimes and not others.
(b) Why did she become so distant over time.
(c) Why did she touch his arm when he spoke sometimes but not others.
(d) Why did she have the light on when he came to bed some nights and off others.

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

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

4. Aside from the flight, what did the narrator pay for during his trip?
(a) A new suit and tie.
(b) Massages and tours.
(c) Hotel and food.
(d) Silk pajamas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator worry he did to his lover by telling her he loved her?

2. How did the narrator feel when his lover talked "late in the night...faster and faster" (25)?

3. What was significant about the night the narrator told his lover that he loved her?

4. The narrator describes that after watching his lover sleep he finally falls asleep "lightly" (23). Why?

5. What word is used to describe the way the narrator's lover responded to his answer to the question she asked him in bed?

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