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

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

3. Why does the narrator decide against kissing his lover's eyelids as he watches her sleep?
(a) He is too tired.
(b) She would get mad at him.
(c) He does not want to disturb her.
(d) She has bad breath.

4. What was the narrator unsure he would be able to do without his lover?
(a) Go on living.
(b) Save any money.
(c) Get a good job.
(d) Go on more vacations.

5. What "keeps happening" (21) between the narrator and his lover while they are together all day, which he says "adds up" (21)?
(a) The deep discussions.
(b) The disagreements.
(c) The touches and smiles.
(d) The misunderstandings.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes staring at the impending pain from an affair in a window and saying what?

2. When the narrator describes watching his lover as she sleeps, what does he say that makes the reader know their time together is temporary?

3. How much was the plane ticket the narrator bought?

4. What does the narrator feel he can do if he thinks of his time with his lover too much?

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

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