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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator decide against kissing his lover's eyelids as he watches her sleep?
(a) He is too tired.
(b) She would get mad at him.
(c) She has bad breath.
(d) He does not want to disturb her.

2. What were the narrator and his lover doing in the "very clean white place" (24) he recalls?
(a) Getting massages.
(b) Having breakfast.
(c) Making love.
(d) Drinking martinis.

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. Aside from the flight, what did the narrator pay for during his trip?
(a) Silk pajamas.
(b) Hotel and food.
(c) A new suit and tie.
(d) Massages and tours.

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

6. What is one of the "little questions" (25) the narrator began asking himself regarding his time with his lover?
(a) Why did she become so distant over time.
(b) Why did she laugh at his jokes sometimes and not others.
(c) Why did she touch his arm when he spoke sometimes but not others.
(d) Why did she have the light on when he came to bed some nights and off others.

7. How often did the narrator and his lover make love during their time together?
(a) Every other day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a day.
(d) Twice a day.

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

9. What does the narrator feel he can do if he thinks of his time with his lover too much?
(a) Kill it.
(b) Relive it.
(c) Make it seem meaningless.
(d) Drive himself crazy.

10. What color are the narrator's lover's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

12. What does the narrator think may happen if he kisses his lovers eyelids?
(a) She will punch him.
(b) She will wake up and kiss him.
(c) She will wake up and yell at him.
(d) She will frown in her sleep.

13. What is the "very clean white place" (24) the narrator recalls being with his lover?
(a) A coffee house.
(b) Their hotel room.
(c) A bar.
(d) A spa.

14. What "keeps happening" (21) between the narrator and his lover while they are together all day, which he says "adds up" (21)?
(a) The touches and smiles.
(b) The misunderstandings.
(c) The deep discussions.
(d) The disagreements.

15. How much does the narrator calculate his love making cost?
(a) $15 - 20 an hour.
(b) $80-$100 an hour.
(c) $33-$50 an hour.
(d) $3 or $4 an hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used to describe the way the narrator's lover responded to his answer to the question she asked him in bed?

2. As time passes, the narrator says thoughts of his lover are more in his ______ than his ______?

3. What was the narrator unsure he would be able to do without his lover?

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

5. What "old" (22) thing does the narrator say he cannot look at without still feeling what he feels his lover?

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