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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 was the narrator beginning to feel the day he had to leave?
(a) Energetic.
(b) Enraged.
(c) Empty.
(d) Excited.

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

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

4. Who is the author of "Break It Down"?
(a) Lydia Davis.
(b) Leslie Daniels.
(c) Danielle Lyons.
(d) Lynn Donahue.

5. Why does the narrator think he could not let himself fall completely in love with his lover?
(a) He did not fully trust her.
(b) He knew the affair was going to be so short.
(c) He was not over his last relationship.
(d) He was afraid of commitment.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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