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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he felt he had to tell his lover that he loved her?
(a) It was bursting inside him.
(b) He wanted to scare her away.
(c) He thought it would make her stay.
(d) He was drunk.

2. What does the narrator note about his lover as he looks at her in bed when he first wakes?
(a) The sheen of her hair.
(b) How good her skin is.
(c) Her long eyelashes.
(d) Her perfect lips.

3. As time passes, the narrator says thoughts of his lover are more in his ______ than his ______?
(a) Mind, body.
(b) Imagination, soul.
(c) Dreams, reality.
(d) Heart, head.

4. Who is the author of "Break It Down"?
(a) Leslie Daniels.
(b) Lynn Donahue.
(c) Lydia Davis.
(d) Danielle Lyons.

5. What does the narrator do to try to numb the feelings after his affair?
(a) Write.
(b) Paint.
(c) Sing.
(d) Read.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator staring at at the start of "Break it Down"?

2. What does the narrator say he kept dreaming about while with his lover?

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

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

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

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