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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 say is all that is left of the relationship after the pictures and questions go away?
(a) A huge open space.
(b) An ocean of regret.
(c) A vast emptiness.
(d) A large heavy pain.

2. Why does the narrator think he could not let himself fall completely in love with his lover?
(a) He did not fully trust her.
(b) He was not over his last relationship.
(c) He knew the affair was going to be so short.
(d) He was afraid of commitment.

3. What does the narrator say he sometimes feels like when he thinks of his affair?
(a) A loser.
(b) A prince.
(c) A casanova.
(d) A jerk.

4. 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) $3 an hour.
(b) $60 an hour.
(c) $6 an hour.
(d) $24 an hour.

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

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

7. The narrator questions at the end, "How can you go in with...$1000, and...come out with" (30) what?
(a) $0.
(b) Nothing but pain.
(c) A new love.
(d) An old shirt.

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

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

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

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

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

13. The narrator describes staring at the impending pain from an affair in a window and saying what?
(a) "Nothing, just walking away."
(b) "I'll take it."
(c) "Can I return it if I don't like it."
(d) "I'll borrow it for just a moment."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think may have been the only bad time with his lover?

2. What was significant about the night the narrator told his lover that he loved her?

3. How did the narrator's lover respond when he told her he loved her?

4. How often does the narrator figure he thinks of his lover about six weeks after their affair?

5. What does the narrator cite as the other "bad time" (28) he and his lover had?

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