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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 last night.
(d) It was their first night.

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

5. 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.

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

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

8. 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) A little flat.
(d) Enthusiastically.

9. 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) $6 an hour.
(b) $60 an hour.
(c) $24 an hour.
(d) $3 an hour.

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

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

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

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

14. 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 wanted to scare her away.
(c) He thought it would make her stay.
(d) He was drunk.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator describe how his impending pain looks in an open box in a window?

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

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

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