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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 25 - 30 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the narrator's lover respond when he told her he loved her?
(a) She was quiet.
(b) She shook her head and got up.
(c) She said she loved him too.
(d) She said she did not feel the same way.

2. What did the narrator's lover give to him before he left?
(a) Cab fare.
(b) A bottle of champagne.
(c) A green and blue shirt.
(d) Her silk robe.

3. What does the narrator think may happen if he kisses his lovers eyelids?
(a) She will punch him.
(b) She will wake up and kiss him.
(c) She will frown in her sleep.
(d) She will wake up and yell at him.

4. What question does the narrator recall his lover asking him while they were in bed one day?
(a) She asked if he thought she should dye her hair.
(b) She asked if he thought she was dumb.
(c) She asked if he thought she was fat.
(d) She asked if he thought she was pretty or no.

5. What does the narrator say he becomes afraid of as distance grows between the time spent with his lover and the present?
(a) That he may never see her again.
(b) How weak he is.
(c) That his wife may find out.
(d) Having to see her again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the "little questions" (26) the narrator begins to ask himself begin to do to him, as described in the text?

2. What does the narrator do to try to numb the feelings after his affair?

3. What were the narrator and his lover doing when he first told her he loved her?

4. What sounds does the narrator say may remind him of his lover?

5. What was the narrator unsure he would be able to do without his lover?

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