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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. How often does the narrator figure he thinks of his lover about six weeks after their affair?
2. What sounds does the narrator say may remind him of his lover?
3. What do the "little questions" (26) the narrator begins to ask himself begin to do to him, as described in the text?
4. How does the narrator describe how his impending pain looks in an open box in a window?
5. As the narrator was leaving they stood close together looking at what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the narrator's lover give him before he left? Describe it.
2. What was the second bad time the narrator says he and his lover had?
3. The narrator says he would do it again. Why? Was the pleasure greater than the pain?
4. How does the narrator say he was beginning to feel when he was getting ready to say goodbye?
5. What does the narrator do to try to numb the "large heavy pain" (26) he is left with once the pictures fade?
6. 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?
7. The narrator says sometimes he feels like a prince or a king. What contrasting emotion does he feel?
8. In what way is the pain from the affair worse than the pleasure?
9. How long after the affair does the narrator think his time thinking of her is reduced to about and hour or two a day?
10. What does the narrator see as he walks away from his lover at the end of their trip?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the narrator's goals and motives. What are they? Does he achieve them? Are they the same or different from his lover's goals and motives? How do you know?
Essay Topic 2
Write a brief essay analyzing the the title "Break it Down." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the themes of the story.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of pain as revealed in "Break it Down."
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