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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. Which of the following best describes Elgin's parents?

2. Where does Jacqueline work?

3. Which of the following is a theme in the novel?

4. What does the narrator consider unsatisfying when done alone?

5. What did Bathsheba once expose the narrator to?

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 significance behind not knowing the name and gender of the narrator?

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

4. How does the narrator look back at affairs?

5. Why can't Elgin work directly with patients?

6. What is Jacqueline's reaction to finding out about the narrator's affair with Louise?

7. What foreshadowing is present in this story?

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

9. According to the narrator, why do married women have affairs?

10. Why did the narrator choose to stay with Jacqueline for a short while?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does suspicion and mistrust become a theme in the novel? Describe an instance in the novel, and explain why this is significant.

Essay Topic 2

Is the narrator simply using Jacqueline, or does he or she feel genuine affection for her? Why do you think this is so? Why does the narrator stay with Jacqueline? What does this tell the reader about the narrator?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the relationship between Louise and Elgin. Why is it important to note the status of their relationship? What type of relationship do they have? Does this justify Louise's affair with the narrator?

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