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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 large heavy pain.
(b) A vast emptiness.
(c) A huge open space.
(d) An ocean of regret.

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

3. How did the narrator's lover respond when he told her he loved her?
(a) She was quiet.
(b) She shook her head and got up.
(c) She said she did not feel the same way.
(d) She said she loved him too.

4. 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) Make him see the affair for what it was.
(c) Nag at him.
(d) Confuse him.

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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) "I'll borrow it for just a moment."
(d) "Can I return it if I don't like it."

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

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

4. What does the narrator do to try to numb the feelings after his affair?

5. Why does the narrator say he felt he had to tell his lover that he loved her?

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