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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. What else did the narrator see in his dreams beyond the dark frame of empty space?
(a) A garden.
(b) A bed.
(c) A house.
(d) A child.

2. What does the narrator feel he can do if he thinks of his time with his lover too much?
(a) Drive himself crazy.
(b) Relive it.
(c) Kill it.
(d) Make it seem meaningless.

3. Aside from the flight, what did the narrator pay for during his trip?
(a) A new suit and tie.
(b) Massages and tours.
(c) Hotel and food.
(d) Silk pajamas.

4. What colors does the narrator use to describe his lover's hair when he recalls her looking up at him from the newspaper she was reading?
(a) Light brown, red, gold.
(b) Dark brown, auburn, white.
(c) Golden, gray, red.
(d) Black, plum, dark brown.

5. What is the narrator trying to do at the start of the story?
(a) Negotiate a better salary.
(b) Do his annual household budget.
(c) Write his grocery list.
(d) Break down the cost of an affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator decide against kissing his lover's eyelids as he watches her sleep?

2. The narrator describes that after the affair ends, his lover is still inside him like what?

3. What were the narrator and his lover doing in the "very clean white place" (24) he recalls?

4. After including the time spent with his lover and thinking of her, how much does the narrator estimate their affair costs per hour?

5. What still surprises the narrator about his relationship at the start of the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator choose not to kiss his lover's eyelids as he wants to while he watches her sleep?

3. 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?

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

5. How much does the narrator first say the cost of their love making was each hour?

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

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

8. How do the feelings about the narrator's affair linger after it ends at first?

9. After including the entire day he and his lover spend together and all the bits that add up, how much does he say he has spent per hour?

10. 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?

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