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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 25 - 30 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After including the time spent with his lover and thinking of her, how much does the narrator estimate their affair costs per hour?
(a) $24.
(b) $6.
(c) $33.
(d) $50.

4. How did the narrator's lover respond when he told her he loved her?
(a) She said she did not feel the same way.
(b) She was quiet.
(c) She shook her head and got up.
(d) She said she loved him too.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the narrator feel when his lover talked "late in the night...faster and faster" (25)?

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

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

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

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