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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 20 -25 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Black, plum, dark brown.
(b) Light brown, red, gold.
(c) Golden, gray, red.
(d) Dark brown, auburn, white.

2. How did the narrator respond to the surprising question his lover asked him in bed one day?
(a) He said a diet would not hurt.
(b) He said she should do whatever she wants.
(c) He said her body was beautiful.
(d) He told her to stop asking silly questions.

3. Who is the author of "Break It Down"?
(a) Lydia Davis.
(b) Danielle Lyons.
(c) Leslie Daniels.
(d) Lynn Donahue.

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

5. When the narrator describes watching his lover as she sleeps, what does he say that makes the reader know their time together is temporary?
(a) "She is here today and will be gone tomorrow."
(b) "She's next to me and isn't away from me like she will be later."
(c) "Our time together is as fleeting as the night."
(d) "She is by my side for the time being."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator know will happen each day he spends with his lover?

2. How would the narrator feel when he closed his eyes and began to dream?

3. After including the time spent with his lover and thinking of her, how much does the narrator estimate their affair costs per hour?

4. What else did the narrator see in his dreams beyond the dark frame of empty space?

5. Why was the narrator surprised by the question his lover asked him in bed?

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