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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes that after the affair ends, his lover is still inside him like what?
(a) Decadent dessert.
(b) Warm soup.
(c) Dark chocolate.
(d) Sweet liquor.

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

3. Why was the narrator surprised by the question his lover asked him in bed?
(a) He did not think she worried about herself like that.
(b) He had just told her how beautiful she was.
(c) She promised she would not ask him that again.
(d) He had literally just answered that question.

4. What else did the narrator see in his dreams beyond the dark frame of empty space?
(a) A bed.
(b) A house.
(c) A child.
(d) A garden.

5. After including the time spent with his lover and thinking of her, how much does the narrator estimate their affair costs per hour?
(a) $24.
(b) $50.
(c) $33.
(d) $6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator think he could not let himself fall completely in love with his lover?

2. What were the narrator and his lover doing when he first told her he loved her?

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

4. What is the "very clean white place" (24) the narrator recalls being with his lover?

5. As the narrator was leaving they stood close together looking at what?

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