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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. The narrator describes that after watching his lover sleep he finally falls asleep "lightly" (23). Why?
(a) He wants to hang on to the moment.
(b) He wants to wake as soon as she does.
(c) He wants to protect her from danger.
(d) He worries she might run out on him.

2. How often did the narrator and his lover make love during their time together?
(a) Every other day.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Twice a day.
(d) Once a week.

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

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) Black, plum, dark brown.
(b) Dark brown, auburn, white.
(c) Golden, gray, red.
(d) Light brown, red, gold.

5. How much does the narrator calculate his love making cost?
(a) $33-$50 an hour.
(b) $3 or $4 an hour.
(c) $80-$100 an hour.
(d) $15 - 20 an hour.

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. How much was the plane ticket the narrator bought?

3. Why was the narrator surprised by the question his lover asked him in bed?

4. What does the narrator say he kept dreaming about while with his lover?

5. How did the narrator feel when his lover talked "late in the night...faster and faster" (25)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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