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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. Which of the following best describes the lover's state in "We are our own demons?"
(a) Triumphant over his inner demons
(b) Tired of life and its demons.
(c) Possessed by inner demons.
(d) Indulging in many temptations.

2. In Ideas of Suicide, whose suicide is discussed?
(a) The other's.
(b) The lover's.
(c) The rival's.
(d) The Mother's.

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

4. Which of the following describes the lover's madness in "I am crazy"/mad?
(a) Unconscious.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Supernatural.
(d) Metaphorical.

5. According to the author, what is always involved in every discourse on love, whether philosophical, gnomic, lyric, or novelistic?
(a) A desire to please.
(b) Courage.
(c) Self-doubt.
(d) A person whom one addresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of acts does the lover perform in The Last Leaf/Magic.

2. What does the subtitle of this section, "to circumscribe," refer to?

3. In the section entitled, "I am engulfed, I succumb," the author discusses which of the following desires?

4. What does that composer claim regarding tears?

5. What is the best form in which to tell the story of love?

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