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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the author of "Break It Down"?
2. What color are the narrator's lover's eyes?
3. How did the narrator respond to the surprising question his lover asked him in bed one day?
4. What still surprises the narrator about his relationship at the start of the story?
5. The narrator describes that after watching his lover sleep he finally falls asleep "lightly" (23). Why?
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. How much does the narrator first say the cost of their love making was each hour?
3. Describe the narrators dream, which he has lying beside his lover.
4. 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?
5. How do the feelings about the narrator's affair linger after it ends at first?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. Describe the image of the narrator's love in the coffee shop.
9. Why does the narrator choose not to kiss his lover's eyelids as he wants to while he watches her sleep?
10. What is the narrator trying to break down at the start of the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring how the story would change if written from the lover's point of view. What information might be gained or lost? How might the story's themes change?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Davis of "Break it Down." Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Break it Down." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
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