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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 Louise ask the narrator when telling him or her about Elgin?
(a) If their relationship will include living together.
(b) If they have a chance of lasting.
(c) If their relationship will include marriage.
(d) If their relationship will include children.

2. Which of the following best describes Bruno?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Motorcyclist.
(c) Psychotherapist.
(d) Doctor.

3. Which of the following is a theme in the novel?
(a) The past is always hurtful.
(b) Lost relationships.
(c) Angry ex-lovers.
(d) Loving somebody you can't have.

4. Where does Louise invite the narrator to go together alone?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) The movie theather.
(c) A museum.
(d) The opera.

5. When the narrator goes on a first date with Louise, who is he or she supposed to spend the night with?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Inge.
(c) Elgin.
(d) Bruno.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louise refuse to accept from the narrator?

2. What is the narrator afraid of about revealing his or her relationship with Louise?

3. How does the narrator answer Louise's question about the future of their relationship?

4. What does the violence in the novel represent?

5. What did Jacqueline destroy in her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the narrator changes from before meeting Louise to after breaking up with Jacqueline. What does this say about the narrator?

2. What is the narrator's initial impression of Louise?

3. According to the narrator, why wouldn't Jacqueline appreciate an affair?

4. What is the significance behind not knowing the name and gender of the narrator?

5. Describe Jacqueline.

6. According to the narrator, why would Louise appreciate having an affair?

7. Is the narrator using Jacqueline? Why or why not?

8. What foreshadowing is present in this story?

9. What is Louise's effect on the narrator?

10. What has caused a rift between Louise and Elgin?

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