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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 do to try to numb the feelings after his affair?
2. What sounds does the narrator say may remind him of his lover?
3. As the narrator was leaving they stood close together looking at what?
4. What does the narrator say is all that is left of the relationship after the pictures and questions go away?
5. What does the narrator do to try to ease some of the feelings leftover from the affair?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the narrator's lover give him before he left? Describe it.
2. The narrator says he may have only been half falling in love. Why?
3. The narrator says he would do it again. Why? Was the pleasure greater than the pain?
4. What does the narrator see as he walks away from his lover at the end of their trip?
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. In the final paragraph, what does the narrator question regarding his affair?
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 was the second bad time the narrator says he and his lover had?
9. 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?
10. Describe the first bad time the speaker recalls having with his lover.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a brief essay analyzing the the title "Break it Down." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the themes of the story.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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