Break It Down Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Lydia Davis
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Break It Down Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Lydia Davis
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As time passes, the narrator says thoughts of his lover are more in his ______ than his ______?
(a) Mind, body.
(b) Heart, head.
(c) Imagination, soul.
(d) Dreams, reality.

3. What does the narrator say he kept dreaming about while with his lover?
(a) A building.
(b) A doctor's office.
(c) His lover.
(d) A car.

4. Aside from the flight, what did the narrator pay for during his trip?
(a) A new suit and tie.
(b) Silk pajamas.
(c) Massages and tours.
(d) Hotel and food.

5. How did the narrator respond to the surprising question his lover asked him in bed one day?
(a) He said her body was beautiful.
(b) He said she should do whatever she wants.
(c) He told her to stop asking silly questions.
(d) He said a diet would not hurt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator describes that after the affair ends, his lover is still inside him like what?

3. What does the narrator think may happen if he kisses his lovers eyelids?

4. What word is used to describe the way the narrator's lover responded to his answer to the question she asked him in bed?

5. What still surprises the narrator about his relationship at the start of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. After including the entire day he and his lover spend together and all the bits that add up, how much does he say he has spent per hour?

2. Why does the narrator choose not to kiss his lover's eyelids as he wants to while he watches her sleep?

3. What is the narrator trying to break down at the start of the story?

4. What surprising question did the narrator's lover ask him in bed one day? How did he respond? What did she think of his response?

5. How does the narrator describe his lover's behavior during the time they spend together before making love?

6. What type of questions does the narrator say he begins to ask himself after "the pictures start to go" (25) of his time with his lover?

7. How much does the narrator first say the cost of their love making was each hour?

8. Describe the image of the narrator's love in the coffee shop.

9. The narrator describes a moment in bed when his lover talked nonstop late into the night, her mouth close to his ear. How did he feel during that time?

10. What are the feelings the narrator experiences when he starts to lose the feeling of being with his lover?

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