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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. Where does Elgin want Louise to go for treatment?
(a) Germany.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) United States.
(d) France.

2. What does the narrator handcuff himself/herself to?
(a) A chair.
(b) A bookshelf.
(c) A co-worker.
(d) A desk.

3. Which of the following proves that Louise has deep love for the narrator?
(a) Louise did not come back to the narrator.
(b) Louise stayed in their apartment the whole time the narrator was gone.
(c) Louise did not go back to Elgin.
(d) Louise did not have an affair with Gail.

4. How does the narrator view Elgin's attempts to get the narrator to move away?
(a) Elgin's hatred.
(b) Elgin's pure love.
(c) Elgin's selfishness.
(d) The best in Elgin's nature.

5. What does Elgin tell the narrator when the narrator is looking for Louise?
(a) Louise has died.
(b) Louise is in the hospital.
(c) Louise does not want to see him again.
(d) Louise has run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator believe is waiting for him or her in the cottage upon returning?

2. What happens to the handcuff key?

3. When back in London, where does the narrator first go?

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

5. What does Elgin get tired of hearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might the reader be suspicious of Elgin's behavior?

2. How is Gail similar to Jacqueline?

3. By the end of the novel, do you think that the narrator is a man or woman?

4. What is Louise's goal throughout the novel? Has she achieved this goal yet?

5. Describe the narrator's search for Louise.

6. How does the narrator know that he or she made a mistake?

7. How does Louise affect the narrator's work?

8. Why does Louise file for divorce?

9. Why isn't the narrator interested in Gail sexually?

10. Why does the narrator decide to leave Louise?

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