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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. 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.

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

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

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

5. 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) Make him see the affair for what it was.
(c) Confuse him.
(d) Eat away at him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator questions at the end, "How can you go in with...$1000, and...come out with" (30) what?

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

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

5. What did the narrator's lover give to him before he left?

Short Essay Questions

1. The narrator says he would do it again. Why? Was the pleasure greater than the pain?

2. What types of things does the narrator say bring back to the memory of his lover just as he thinks he is over the pain?

3. In what way is the pain from the affair worse than the pleasure?

4. How does the narrator say he was beginning to feel when he was getting ready to say goodbye?

5. How long after the affair does the narrator think his time thinking of her is reduced to about and hour or two a day?

6. The narrator says sometimes he feels like a prince or a king. What contrasting emotion does he feel?

7. What does the narrator see as he walks away from his lover at the end of their trip?

8. In the final paragraph, what does the narrator question regarding his affair?

9. What did the narrator's lover give him before he left? Describe it.

10. After adding up the time spent thinking of his lover after the affair has ended, how much does the narrator calculate he has spent?

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