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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the narrator say he sometimes feels like when he thinks of his affair?
2. What does the narrator cite as the other "bad time" (28) he and his lover had?
3. How did the narrator's lover respond when he told her he loved her?
4. 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?
5. What does the narrator think may have been the only bad time with his lover?
Short Essay Questions
1. The narrator says he would do it again. Why? Was the pleasure greater than the pain?
2. The narrator says sometimes he feels like a prince or a king. What contrasting emotion does he feel?
3. The narrator says he may have only been half falling in love. Why?
4. What was the second bad time the narrator says he and his lover had?
5. How long after the affair does the narrator think his time thinking of her is reduced to about and hour or two a day?
6. Describe the first bad time the speaker recalls having with his lover.
7. How does the narrator describe what happens when you look at the pain as if "in an open box, in a window somewhere" (29)?
8. What does the narrator see as he walks away from his lover at the end of their trip?
9. What does the narrator do to try to numb the "large heavy pain" (26) he is left with once the pictures fade?
10. What did the narrator's lover give him before he left? Describe it.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Davis's language style and word choice in "Break it Down." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the narrator's goals and motives. What are they? Does he achieve them? Are they the same or different from his lover's goals and motives? How do you know?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of pain as revealed in "Break it Down."
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