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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 was the narrator unsure he would be able to do without his lover?
(a) Go on more vacations.
(b) Save any money.
(c) Go on living.
(d) Get a good job.

2. What does the narrator feel he can do if he thinks of his time with his lover too much?
(a) Relive it.
(b) Kill it.
(c) Make it seem meaningless.
(d) Drive himself crazy.

3. As time passes, the narrator says thoughts of his lover are more in his ______ than his ______?
(a) Mind, body.
(b) Imagination, soul.
(c) Heart, head.
(d) Dreams, reality.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What "keeps happening" (21) between the narrator and his lover while they are together all day, which he says "adds up" (21)?

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

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

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

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