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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator do to try to numb the feelings after his affair?
(a) Write.
(b) Read.
(c) Sing.
(d) Paint.

2. If the narrator calculates the time spent thinking of his lover up to six weeks after the affair, how much does he figure he has spent?
(a) $60 an hour.
(b) $24 an hour.
(c) $3 an hour.
(d) $6 an hour.

3. What sounds does the narrator say may remind him of his lover?
(a) A cat or baby crying.
(b) A child singing.
(c) A snake hissing.
(d) A woman laughing.

4. What "comes after [the affair] and lasts longer" (30), according to the narrator?
(a) The peace.
(b) The regret.
(c) The pain.
(d) The joy.

5. What does the narrator cite as the other "bad time" (28) he and his lover had?
(a) The time his wife called him.
(b) The time he had to leave.
(c) The time they ran into her boyfriend.
(d) The time he got too drunk.

6. What were the narrator and his lover doing when he first told her he loved her?
(a) Taking a evening stroll.
(b) Making love.
(c) Packing their things to go home.
(d) Having a drink.

7. What was significant about the night the narrator told his lover that he loved her?
(a) It was her birthday.
(b) He had proposed to her.
(c) It was their first night.
(d) It was their last night.

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

9. What did the narrator see as he walked way from the room for the last time?
(a) The door closing.
(b) His lover walking away.
(c) His lover looking at him.
(d) He lover blowing him a kiss.

10. What does the narrator worry he did to his lover by telling her he loved her?
(a) Scared her away.
(b) Trapped her into saying it back.
(c) Made her dislike him.
(d) Lied to her.

11. Why does the narrator say he felt he had to tell his lover that he loved her?
(a) He wanted to scare her away.
(b) He thought it would make her stay.
(c) It was bursting inside him.
(d) He was drunk.

12. How often does the narrator figure he thinks of his lover about six weeks after their affair?
(a) About an hour a day.
(b) Only during waking hours.
(c) All day, every day.
(d) 10 - 12 hours a day.

13. What does the narrator think may have been the only bad time with his lover?
(a) When he was too tired to make love.
(b) When she told him she was leaving him.
(c) When she asked if she was fat.
(d) When he told her he loved her.

14. How does the narrator describe the way his lover responded when he told her he loved her?
(a) With compassion.
(b) A little harsh.
(c) Enthusiastically.
(d) A little flat.

15. As the narrator was leaving they stood close together looking at what?
(a) A piece of paper she held in her hand.
(b) The gift she had just given him.
(c) The bed.
(d) The door.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator do to try to ease some of the feelings leftover from the affair?

3. What does the narrator say he sometimes feels like when he thinks of his affair?

4. How was the narrator beginning to feel the day he had to leave?

5. The narrator questions at the end, "How can you go in with...$1000, and...come out with" (30) what?

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