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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 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.

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

3. Why does the narrator think he could not let himself fall completely in love with his lover?
(a) He knew the affair was going to be so short.
(b) He was afraid of commitment.
(c) He did not fully trust her.
(d) He was not over his last relationship.

4. What does the narrator say is all that is left of the relationship after the pictures and questions go away?
(a) A vast emptiness.
(b) A large heavy pain.
(c) A huge open space.
(d) An ocean of regret.

5. How does the narrator describe how his impending pain looks in an open box in a window?
(a) Soft and malleable like clay.
(b) Warm and fuzzy like a puppy.
(c) Hard and cold like metal.
(d) Sharp and pointy like a cactus.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What "comes after [the affair] and lasts longer" (30), according to the narrator?

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

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

5. How often does the narrator figure he thinks of his lover about six weeks after their affair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of things does the narrator say bring back to the memory of his lover just as he thinks he is over the pain?

2. In what way is the pain from the affair worse than the pleasure?

3. How long after the affair does the narrator think his time thinking of her is reduced to about and hour or two a day?

4. The narrator says he would do it again. Why? Was the pleasure greater than the pain?

5. Describe the first bad time the speaker recalls having with his lover.

6. What was the second bad time the narrator says he and his lover had?

7. The narrator says sometimes he feels like a prince or a king. What contrasting emotion does he feel?

8. In the final paragraph, what does the narrator question regarding his affair?

9. How does the narrator say he was beginning to feel when he was getting ready to say goodbye?

10. The narrator says he may have only been half falling in love. Why?

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