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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 141-190.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is commitment?
(a) The here and now of a relationship.
(b) A lack of effort.
(c) A conscious choice.
(d) A pact to remain with somebody forever.

2. Why is the narrator dating Jacqueline?
(a) The narrator feels bad for her.
(b) The narrator wants to get revenge on Jacqueline.
(c) The narrator wants to avoid getting hurt.
(d) The narrator loves her.

3. How does Elgin feel about Louise finding sexual fulfillment elsewhere?
(a) He loathes the idea.
(b) He is completely comfortable with it.
(c) He is disgusted by Louise.
(d) He understands it.

4. According to the narrator, who would appreciate an affair?
(a) Louise.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Elgin.
(d) Bathsheba.

5. Who tells the narrator that he or she made a mistake in trusting Elgin?
(a) Elgin's father.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) The narrator's boss.
(d) Louise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do vague elements in the story allow the reader to focus on?

2. Which character would be considered to be the most heroic in the novel?

3. What can the reader infer about Elgin before the narrator moves?

4. Where does Jacqueline work?

5. What does the narrator handcuff himself/herself to?

(see the answer key)

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