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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the narrator respond to the surprising question his lover asked him in bed one day?
(a) He said a diet would not hurt.
(b) He said she should do whatever she wants.
(c) He told her to stop asking silly questions.
(d) He said her body was beautiful.

2. How would the narrator feel when he closed his eyes and began to dream?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Depressed.

3. What is the narrator beginning to "lose" (24) in the present regarding his lover?
(a) HIs desire to see her again.
(b) The feeling of being with her.
(c) His understanding of what he saw in her.
(d) His love for her.

4. What does the narrator know will happen each day he spends with his lover?
(a) They will have a fancy dinner.
(b) They will end up in bed together.
(c) She will stop talking to him.
(d) They will have an argument.

5. What "keeps happening" (21) between the narrator and his lover while they are together all day, which he says "adds up" (21)?
(a) The deep discussions.
(b) The touches and smiles.
(c) The disagreements.
(d) The misunderstandings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "old" (22) thing does the narrator say he cannot look at without still feeling what he feels his lover?

2. Who is the author of "Break It Down"?

3. What does the narrator think may happen if he kisses his lovers eyelids?

4. How many hours a day does the narrator estimate he spends either with his lover or thinking of her during their time together?

5. What is the narrator trying to do at the start of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the image of the narrator's love in the coffee shop.

2. How does the narrator describe his lover's behavior during the time they spend together before making love?

3. What are the feelings the narrator experiences when he starts to lose the feeling of being with his lover?

4. What type of questions does the narrator say he begins to ask himself after "the pictures start to go" (25) of his time with his lover?

5. What is the narrator trying to break down at the start of the story?

6. What surprising question did the narrator's lover ask him in bed one day? How did he respond? What did she think of his response?

7. Based on what the narrator says he spent in the first few paragraphs, what did he and his lover do during their trip?

8. Describe the narrators dream, which he has lying beside his lover.

9. The narrator describes a moment in bed when his lover talked nonstop late into the night, her mouth close to his ear. How did he feel during that time?

10. What does the narrator note about his lover's skin when he talks about waking up and looking at her?

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