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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else did the narrator see in his dreams beyond the dark frame of empty space?
(a) A child.
(b) A house.
(c) A garden.
(d) A bed.

2. What does the narrator worry he did to his lover by telling her he loved her?
(a) Made her dislike him.
(b) Scared her away.
(c) Trapped her into saying it back.
(d) Lied to her.

3. What colors does the narrator use to describe his lover's hair when he recalls her looking up at him from the newspaper she was reading?
(a) Dark brown, auburn, white.
(b) Black, plum, dark brown.
(c) Golden, gray, red.
(d) Light brown, red, gold.

4. The narrator describes staring at the impending pain from an affair in a window and saying what?
(a) "I'll take it."
(b) "Nothing, just walking away."
(c) "I'll borrow it for just a moment."
(d) "Can I return it if I don't like it."

5. What "comes after [the affair] and lasts longer" (30), according to the narrator?
(a) The peace.
(b) The pain.
(c) The joy.
(d) The regret.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes that after the affair ends, his lover is still inside him like what?

2. The narrator describes that after watching his lover sleep he finally falls asleep "lightly" (23). Why?

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

4. What does the narrator say he becomes afraid of as distance grows between the time spent with his lover and the present?

5. What were the narrator and his lover doing in the "very clean white place" (24) he recalls?

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