Break It Down Test | Final Test - Easy

Lydia Davis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 56 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Break It Down Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the "little questions" (26) the narrator begins to ask himself begin to do to him, as described in the text?
(a) Nag at him.
(b) Eat away at him.
(c) Confuse him.
(d) Make him see the affair for what it was.

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

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

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

7. What did the narrator's lover give to him before he left?
(a) Her silk robe.
(b) Cab fare.
(c) A green and blue shirt.
(d) A bottle of champagne.

8. What does the narrator cite as the other "bad time" (28) he and his lover had?
(a) The time he had to leave.
(b) The time he got too drunk.
(c) The time they ran into her boyfriend.
(d) The time his wife called him.

9. What did the narrator see as he walked way from the room for the last time?
(a) His lover walking away.
(b) The door closing.
(c) He lover blowing him a kiss.
(d) His lover looking at him.

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

11. As the narrator was leaving they stood close together looking at what?
(a) The door.
(b) A piece of paper she held in her hand.
(c) The gift she had just given him.
(d) The bed.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe how his impending pain looks in an open box in a window?

3. What was the narrator unable to tell his lover before he told her he loved her?

4. 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?

5. The narrator describes staring at the impending pain from an affair in a window and saying what?

(see the answer keys)

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