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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 does the narrator describe how his impending pain looks in an open box in a window?
(a) Soft and malleable like clay.
(b) Hard and cold like metal.
(c) Sharp and pointy like a cactus.
(d) Warm and fuzzy like a puppy.

2. What color are the narrator's lover's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

3. What is the "very clean white place" (24) the narrator recalls being with his lover?
(a) A spa.
(b) A bar.
(c) A coffee house.
(d) Their hotel room.

4. What does the narrator know will happen each day he spends with his lover?
(a) They will end up in bed together.
(b) They will have an argument.
(c) They will have a fancy dinner.
(d) She will stop talking to him.

5. 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 has bad breath.
(c) He is too tired.
(d) She would get mad at him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator feel he can do if he thinks of his time with his lover too much?

3. What does the narrator do to try to numb the feelings after his affair?

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

5. Why does the narrator say he felt he had to tell his lover that he loved her?

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