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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes staring at the impending pain from an affair in a window and saying what?
(a) "Nothing, just walking away."
(b) "Can I return it if I don't like it."
(c) "I'll borrow it for just a moment."
(d) "I'll take it."

2. What was the narrator unable to tell his lover before he told her he loved her?
(a) She did not have to feel it was a burden.
(b) He had never loved anyone before her.
(c) He really hoped she felt the same.
(d) He hoped it did not scare her away.

3. What sounds does the narrator say may remind him of his lover?
(a) A child singing.
(b) A woman laughing.
(c) A snake hissing.
(d) A cat or baby crying.

4. How does the narrator describe the way his lover responded when he told her he loved her?
(a) A little flat.
(b) With compassion.
(c) A little harsh.
(d) Enthusiastically.

5. What does the narrator think may have been the only bad time with his lover?
(a) When she asked if she was fat.
(b) When she told him she was leaving him.
(c) When he was too tired to make love.
(d) When he told her he loved her.

6. What were the narrator and his lover doing when he first told her he loved her?
(a) Having a drink.
(b) Packing their things to go home.
(c) Making love.
(d) Taking a evening stroll.

7. How often does the narrator figure he thinks of his lover about six weeks after their affair?
(a) All day, every day.
(b) About an hour a day.
(c) 10 - 12 hours a day.
(d) Only during waking hours.

8. What does the narrator worry he did to his lover by telling her he loved her?
(a) Scared her away.
(b) Lied to her.
(c) Trapped her into saying it back.
(d) Made her dislike him.

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

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

11. The narrator questions at the end, "How can you go in with...$1000, and...come out with" (30) what?
(a) $0.
(b) A new love.
(c) Nothing but pain.
(d) An old shirt.

12. What "comes after [the affair] and lasts longer" (30), according to the narrator?
(a) The peace.
(b) The regret.
(c) The pain.
(d) The joy.

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

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

15. What does the narrator say is all that is left of the relationship after the pictures and questions go away?
(a) A vast emptiness.
(b) A huge open space.
(c) A large heavy pain.
(d) An ocean of regret.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the narrator calculates the time spent thinking of his lover up to six weeks after the affair, how much does he figure he has spent?

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

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

4. What did the narrator see as he walked way from the room for the last time?

5. As the narrator was leaving they stood close together looking at what?

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