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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 do the "little questions" (26) the narrator begins to ask himself begin to do to him, as described in the text?
(a) Nag at him.
(b) Confuse him.
(c) Make him see the affair for what it was.
(d) Eat away at him.

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

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

4. The narrator describes that after watching his lover sleep he finally falls asleep "lightly" (23). Why?
(a) He wants to protect her from danger.
(b) He wants to wake as soon as she does.
(c) He worries she might run out on him.
(d) He wants to hang on to the moment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How would the narrator feel when he closed his eyes and began to dream?

2. How did the narrator respond to the surprising question his lover asked him in bed one day?

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

4. How often does the narrator figure he thinks of his lover about six weeks after their affair?

5. How is the narrator's lover's behavior described at the start of the story?

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