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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 think may have been the only bad time with his lover?
2. What does the narrator say he sometimes feels like when he thinks of his affair?
3. Why does the narrator think he could not let himself fall completely in love with his lover?
4. What "comes after [the affair] and lasts longer" (30), according to the narrator?
5. How does the narrator describe the way his lover responded when he told her he loved her?
Short Essay Questions
1. The narrator says he would do it again. Why? Was the pleasure greater than the pain?
2. In what way is the pain from the affair worse than the pleasure?
3. What was the second bad time the narrator says he and his lover had?
4. What did the narrator's lover give him before he left? Describe it.
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. The narrator says sometimes he feels like a prince or a king. What contrasting emotion does he feel?
7. After adding up the time spent thinking of his lover after the affair has ended, how much does the narrator calculate he has spent?
8. 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?
9. How does the narrator say he was beginning to feel when he was getting ready to say goodbye?
10. How does the narrator describe what happens when you look at the pain as if "in an open box, in a window somewhere" (29)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine how memory plays a part in the plot of "Break it Down."
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Davis of "Break it Down." Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of pain as revealed in "Break it Down."
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