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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) He was drunk.
(b) He thought it would make her stay.
(c) It was bursting inside him.
(d) He wanted to scare her away.

2. What is the narrator trying to do at the start of the story?
(a) Break down the cost of an affair.
(b) Negotiate a better salary.
(c) Write his grocery list.
(d) Do his annual household budget.

3. What was the narrator unable to tell his lover before he told her he loved her?
(a) He had never loved anyone before her.
(b) She did not have to feel it was a burden.
(c) He really hoped she felt the same.
(d) He hoped it did not scare her away.

4. How does the narrator describe how his impending pain looks in an open box in a window?
(a) Warm and fuzzy like a puppy.
(b) Sharp and pointy like a cactus.
(c) Soft and malleable like clay.
(d) Hard and cold like metal.

5. How did the narrator's lover respond when he told her he loved her?
(a) She said she loved him too.
(b) She shook her head and got up.
(c) She was quiet.
(d) She said she did not feel the same way.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color are the narrator's lover's eyes?

3. What is one of the "little questions" (25) the narrator began asking himself regarding his time with his lover?

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

5. What does the narrator note about his lover as he looks at her in bed when he first wakes?

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