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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 he sometimes feels like when he thinks of his affair?
(a) A prince.
(b) A loser.
(c) A casanova.
(d) A jerk.

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

3. 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) $3 an hour.
(d) $24 an hour.

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

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

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

7. How does the narrator describe how his impending pain looks in an open box in a window?
(a) Hard and cold like metal.
(b) Sharp and pointy like a cactus.
(c) Soft and malleable like clay.
(d) Warm and fuzzy like a puppy.

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

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

10. How was the narrator beginning to feel the day he had to leave?
(a) Energetic.
(b) Enraged.
(c) Empty.
(d) Excited.

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

12. What do the "little questions" (26) the narrator begins to ask himself begin to do to him, as described in the text?
(a) Eat away at him.
(b) Nag at him.
(c) Make him see the affair for what it was.
(d) Confuse him.

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

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

15. What does the narrator do to try to ease some of the feelings leftover from the affair?
(a) Take a class.
(b) Go out with friends.
(c) Go to public places to be around people.
(d) Visit family.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator worry he did to his lover by telling her he loved her?

5. What did the narrator's lover give to him before he left?

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