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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) Trapped her into saying it back.
(b) Scared her away.
(c) Lied to her.
(d) Made her dislike him.

2. What does the narrator think may have been the only bad time with his lover?
(a) When he was too tired to make love.
(b) When she asked if she was fat.
(c) When she told him she was leaving him.
(d) When he told her he loved her.

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

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

5. What does the narrator say is all that is left of the relationship after the pictures and questions go away?
(a) A huge open space.
(b) A large heavy pain.
(c) A vast emptiness.
(d) An ocean of regret.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator know will happen each day he spends with his lover?

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

3. After including the time spent with his lover and thinking of her, how much does the narrator estimate their affair costs per hour?

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

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

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