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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 many hours a day does the narrator estimate he spends either with his lover or thinking of her during their time together?
(a) 8 or 9.
(b) 16 - 18.
(c) 4 -8.
(d) 1-2.

2. What does the narrator do to try to numb the feelings after his affair?
(a) Read.
(b) Paint.
(c) Write.
(d) Sing.

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

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

5. What does the narrator say he sometimes feels like when he thinks of his affair?
(a) A jerk.
(b) A prince.
(c) A casanova.
(d) A loser.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does the narrator figure he thinks of his lover about six weeks after their affair?

2. How is the narrator's lover's behavior described at the start of the story?

3. What does the narrator do to try to ease some of the feelings leftover from the affair?

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

5. What "comes after [the affair] and lasts longer" (30), according to the narrator?

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