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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 183 through 234.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the section called Fade-out, where does the other's fade-out reside?
(a) In the other's voice.
(b) In the other's appearance.
(c) In the lover's silence.
(d) In the lover's memory.

2. What does the lover decide about the expression of his love to the other?
(a) He must not let the words "I love you" pass his lips.
(b) He must be more poetic.
(c) He cannot rely on the usual clichés to express his deeper feelings.
(d) He must say "I love you" with more frequency.

3. In this section, how is the term "karma" defined?
(a) As nirvana, which the lover hopes to attain.
(b) As nothingness, which the lover hopes to attain.
(c) As causality, which the lover wishes to escape from.
(d) As suffering, which the lover hopes to inflict on the other.

4. "The Other's Body" divides the other's body into two parts: what are they?
(a) The imagined body and the actual body.
(b) Flesh and spirit.
(c) The emotional and the physical.
(d) The body proper such as the skin, eyes, and the voice.

5. How does the lover react to the effects of reverberation?
(a) He goes out to a cafe to see other people.
(b) He is forced to abandon what he is doing a and lie down to ride out the inner storm.
(c) He takes the week off from work.
(d) He goes to the cinema to fill his head with other images.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the verb tense associated with remembrance?

2. Match the term "loquela" with the correct phrase.

3. The figure Union discusses which of the following ideas?

4. In Clouds, why is Herr Schmidt upset?

5. In the section on agony, to what does the narrator compare the steady progress of the emotional state he experiences?

(see the answer key)

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