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

3. What does the narrator say he becomes afraid of as distance grows between the time spent with his lover and the present?
(a) Having to see her again.
(b) That his wife may find out.
(c) That he may never see her again.
(d) How weak he is.

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

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

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

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

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

9. How many hours a day does the narrator estimate he spends either with his lover or thinking of her during their time together?
(a) 1-2.
(b) 8 or 9.
(c) 16 - 18.
(d) 4 -8.

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

11. What colors does the narrator use to describe his lover's hair when he recalls her looking up at him from the newspaper she was reading?
(a) Dark brown, auburn, white.
(b) Black, plum, dark brown.
(c) Golden, gray, red.
(d) Light brown, red, gold.

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

13. What word is used to describe the way the narrator's lover responded to his answer to the question she asked him in bed?
(a) Calmly.
(b) Quietly.
(c) Intelligently.
(d) Sharply.

14. 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 was annoyed because he wanted to sleep.
(c) He loved it and felt energized by it.
(d) He felt glad their trip was coming to an end.

15. When the narrator describes watching his lover as she sleeps, what does he say that makes the reader know their time together is temporary?
(a) "She is by my side for the time being."
(b) "Our time together is as fleeting as the night."
(c) "She is here today and will be gone tomorrow."
(d) "She's next to me and isn't away from me like she will be later."