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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. Why does the narrator say he felt he had to tell his lover that he loved her?
2. What sounds does the narrator say may remind him of his lover?
3. What "comes after [the affair] and lasts longer" (30), according to the narrator?
4. The narrator describes staring at the impending pain from an affair in a window and saying what?
5. What did the narrator's lover give to him before he left?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the second bad time the narrator says he and his lover had?
2. Describe the first bad time the speaker recalls having with his lover.
3. In what way is the pain from the affair worse than the pleasure?
4. After adding up the time spent thinking of his lover after the affair has ended, how much does the narrator calculate he has spent?
5. How does the narrator describe what happens when you look at the pain as if "in an open box, in a window somewhere" (29)?
6. The narrator says he would do it again. Why? Was the pleasure greater than the pain?
7. The narrator says he may have only been half falling in love. Why?
8. What did the narrator's lover give him before he left? Describe it.
9. How does the narrator say he was beginning to feel when he was getting ready to say goodbye?
10. What does the narrator see as he walks away from his lover at the end of their trip?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Break it Down." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 2
Examine how memory plays a part in the plot of "Break it Down."
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay examining the green shirt as a symbol in "Break it Down." In what scenes does the shirt appear? What is the context? How does the shirt develop the narrative?
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