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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 129 through 182.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Exiled from the Image-repertoire/Exile, the idea of exile can be associated with which of the following things?
(a) Mourning the death on a loved one.
(b) Leaving behind old images of the self.
(c) Amorous mourning; abandoning the image of the other.
(d) Leaving one's country of birth.

2. In The Orange/Irksome, an episode involving oranges from the novel Werther is used to describe which of the following feelings?
(a) A sentiment of slight jealousy.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) A feeling of nausea.
(d) Unconditional love.

3. Which of the following scenarios is described in No Answer/Silence?
(a) The lover is anxious because his letters remain unanswered.
(b) The amorous subject is discouraged by the other's distracted silence.
(c) The amorous subject does not like to be alone.
(d) The lover is anxious because his calls go unanswered.

4. In "Special Days"/Festivity, what analogy is used to describe the lover's meeting with the loved being?
(a) A family on a picnic.
(b) The child laughing with joy at the sight of the mother.
(c) The prisoner released from captivity.
(d) The child at a circus.

5. In "I am odious"/Monstrous, what does the lover's discourse do to the other?
(a) It drives him to suicide.
(b) It stifles him, imposing silence.
(c) It irritates him.
(d) It causes him to reply in kind.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Dark Glasses/To Hide, what paradox is revealed in the act of concealment?

2. To which ribbon does the title of the section The Ribbon/Objects refer?

3. In this section, how is the term "karma" defined?

4. Which famous composer does the author quote in the section on crying?

5. In the same section, the author notes that to write about love is to "confront the muck of language"; which of the following describes this problem?

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