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

2. 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) She will stop talking to him.
(d) They will have a fancy dinner.

3. How did the narrator feel when his lover talked "late in the night...faster and faster" (25)?
(a) He liked it but was too tired to understand what she was talking about.
(b) He felt glad their trip was coming to an end.
(c) He was annoyed because he wanted to sleep.
(d) He loved it and felt energized by it.

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) He is too tired.
(d) She would get mad at him.

5. The narrator questions at the end, "How can you go in with...$1000, and...come out with" (30) what?
(a) Nothing but pain.
(b) An old shirt.
(c) A new love.
(d) $0.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What "comes after [the affair] and lasts longer" (30), according to the narrator?

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

4. What does the narrator say he sometimes feels like when he thinks of his affair?

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

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