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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 does the narrator describe the way his lover responded when he told her he loved her?
(a) A little harsh.
(b) A little flat.
(c) With compassion.
(d) Enthusiastically.

2. What is one of the "little questions" (25) the narrator began asking himself regarding his time with his lover?
(a) Why did she have the light on when he came to bed some nights and off others.
(b) Why did she touch his arm when he spoke sometimes but not others.
(c) Why did she laugh at his jokes sometimes and not others.
(d) Why did she become so distant over time.

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

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

5. How would the narrator feel when he closed his eyes and began to dream?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator see as he walked way from the room for the last time?

2. Why does the narrator think he could not let himself fall completely in love with his lover?

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

4. Who is the author of "Break It Down"?

5. Why does the narrator decide against kissing his lover's eyelids as he watches her sleep?

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