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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator decide against kissing his lover's eyelids as he watches her sleep?
(a) He does not want to disturb her.
(b) She would get mad at him.
(c) She has bad breath.
(d) He is too tired.

2. How did the narrator feel when his lover talked "late in the night...faster and faster" (25)?
(a) He loved it and felt energized by it.
(b) He liked it but was too tired to understand what she was talking about.
(c) He felt glad their trip was coming to an end.
(d) He was annoyed because he wanted to sleep.

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

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

5. How often did the narrator and his lover make love during their time together?
(a) Twice a day.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Every other day.
(d) Once a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours a day does the narrator estimate he spends either with his lover or thinking of her during their time together?

2. Aside from the flight, what did the narrator pay for during his trip?

3. As time passes, the narrator says thoughts of his lover are more in his ______ than his ______?

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

5. What color are the narrator's lover's eyes?

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