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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. Why can't Elgin practice traditional medicine?

2. What relationship does the reader fear the narrator will have with Louise?

3. What type of art did Inge object to?

4. What part of art troubled Inge?

5. Who does the narrator hit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Louise and Elgin.

2. What is Elgin's reaction to Louise having an affair?

3. Do you think that Jacqueline's character will play a larger role in the novel? Why or why not?

4. Describe Jacqueline.

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

6. Was Jacqueline's ignorance about the narrator's affair good or bad?

7. What foreshadowing is present in this story?

8. Describe Inge.

9. How does the narrator feel about marriage with Louise?

10. After Jacqueline attacks Louise, what prediction can the reader make for the way the relationship will progress between the narrator and Louise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the characters grow throughout the novel? Which character changes the most? Which character changes the least? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Gail's role in the novel. Why do you think Gail is significant to the novel's plot? Do you think that Gail's character was necessary? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Is the narrator a moral character? Why or why not? Are the secondary characters moral? Why or why not? How does the narrator justify his or her morality? Why do you think the narrator feels the need to do this?

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