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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aside from the flight, what did the narrator pay for during his trip?
(a) Massages and tours.
(b) Hotel and food.
(c) A new suit and tie.
(d) Silk pajamas.

2. The narrator describes that after the affair ends, his lover is still inside him like what?
(a) Decadent dessert.
(b) Dark chocolate.
(c) Warm soup.
(d) Sweet liquor.

3. Why was the narrator surprised by the question his lover asked him in bed?
(a) He had literally just answered that question.
(b) He did not think she worried about herself like that.
(c) She promised she would not ask him that again.
(d) He had just told her how beautiful she was.

4. How much does the narrator calculate his love making cost?
(a) $33-$50 an hour.
(b) $80-$100 an hour.
(c) $15 - 20 an hour.
(d) $3 or $4 an hour.

5. What "keeps happening" (21) between the narrator and his lover while they are together all day, which he says "adds up" (21)?
(a) The disagreements.
(b) The misunderstandings.
(c) The deep discussions.
(d) The touches and smiles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was the plane ticket the narrator bought?

2. What is the narrator trying to do at the start of the story?

3. What is the narrator beginning to "lose" (24) in the present regarding his lover?

4. What does the narrator note about his lover as he looks at her in bed when he first wakes?

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

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