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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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.

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

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

11. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

4. As the narrator was leaving they stood close together looking at what?

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

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