Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the narrator unable to tell his lover before he told her he loved her?
2. How does the narrator describe how his impending pain looks in an open box in a window?
3. What did the narrator see as he walked way from the room for the last time?
4. What sounds does the narrator say may remind him of his lover?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator do to try to numb the "large heavy pain" (26) he is left with once the pictures fade?
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 the final paragraph, what does the narrator question regarding his affair?
4. How does the narrator describe what happens when you look at the pain as if "in an open box, in a window somewhere" (29)?
5. How does the narrator say he was beginning to feel when he was getting ready to say goodbye?
6. The narrator says he may have only been half falling in love. Why?
7. What does the narrator see as he walks away from his lover at the end of their trip?
8. How long after the affair does the narrator think his time thinking of her is reduced to about and hour or two a day?
9. Describe the first bad time the speaker recalls having with his lover.
10. What was the second bad time the narrator says he and his lover had?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Break it Down." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 3
Examine how memory plays a part in the plot of "Break it Down."
|
This section contains 683 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
