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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 he got too drunk.
(d) The time they ran into her boyfriend.

4. 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 knew the affair was going to be so short.
(c) He did not fully trust her.
(d) He was afraid of commitment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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) $24 an hour.
(c) $3 an hour.
(d) $60 an hour.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the narrator unable to tell his lover before he told her he loved her?

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

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

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