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Written on the Body Quiz

Jeanette Winterson
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Written on the Body Quiz

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1)

According to the narrator, who would never appreciate an affair? (from Pages 54-87)

Bathsheba.
Elgin.
Louise.
Jacqueline.
2)

Which of the following types of love is a theme in the novel? (from Pages 141-190)

Love without location.
Love without gender.
Love without pain.
Love without commitment.
3)

How does the narrator answer Louise's question about the future of their relationship? (from Pages 54-87)

That it's impossible to know at this point.
That only Elgin stands in the way.
That only Jacqueline stands in the way
That it is not important at this point.
4)

What is Elgin worried about after he learns the truth? (from Pages 54-87)

The narrator moving in with them.
Jacqueline hurting Louise.
Louise falling in love with the narrator.
Louise leaving him.
5)

After the narrator reveals the truth, what is Jacqueline's fate? (from Pages 54-87)

She is guaranteed to find love elsewhere.
She is homeless.
She has been saved.
She is now doomed.
6)

What language does the narrator translate for work? (from Pages 87-139)

Japanese.
Russian.
French.
Spanish.
7)

Which of the following becomes most important to the narrator by the end of the novel? (from Pages 141-190)

Sexual tension.
Helping others.
Work.
Love.
8)

What does the reader learn about the narrator over the course of the novel? (from Pages 141-190)

The narrator doesn't actually love Louise.
The narrator is once again having an affair.
The memory the narrator reveals is a happy one.
The narrator would like to get revenge on Elgin.
9)

Which of the following is Louise's goal? (from Pages 54-87)

To escape her boring and unromantic life.
To get away from Elgin.
To pursue a dream career.
To be with the narrator.
10)

How does the narrator feel about one day marrying Louise? (from Pages 54-87)

The narrator thinks Louise has more to benefit from marriage than the narrator does.
The narrator fears marrying Louise.
The narrator wants to marry Louise.
The narrator does not believe in any marriage.
11)

Which of the following states does it seem that the narrator likes, becoming apparent after the narrator moves? (from Pages 87-139)

Being on the road.
Being safe.
Being in love.
Being heartbroken.
12)

At whose house do the narrator and Louise carry on an affair? (from Pages 87-139)

Elgin's.
The narrator's ex-lover's.
Jacqueline's.
Elgin's parent's.
13)

Which of the following literary devices most accurately describes Jacqueline's anger? (from Pages 54-87)

Metaphor.
Irony.
Diction.
Simile.
14)

Whose mother does the narrator visit in search of Louise? (from Pages 141-190)

Louise's mother.
Jacqueline's mother.
The narrator's mother.
Elgin's mother.
15)

What does Elgin ask Louise after he learns the truth? (from Pages 54-87)

If she will have a child with him.
If she will move out of the house.
If she will move away with him.
If she will divorce him.
16)

What does the narrator hope that Elgin can do when he moves away? (from Pages 87-139)

Cure Louise's cancer.
Learn to show emotion for Louise.
Take Louise somewhere she can be happy.
Get Louise psychiatric help.
17)

What does Elgin tell the narrator when the narrator is looking for Louise? (from Pages 141-190)

Louise does not want to see him again.
Louise has run away.
Louise has died.
Louise is in the hospital.
18)

Who convinces the narrator to leave Louise? (from Pages 87-139)

A co-worker.
Jacqueline.
Elgin.
Louise.
19)

Which of the following shows how the narrator has grown from the beginning of the novel to the end? (from Pages 141-190)

The narrator finds it easier to cope with loss.
The narrator no longer seeks affairs.
The narrator no longer has anger problems.
The narrator realizes that safe harbor is better than danger.
20)

Why is the narrator's boss a significant character? (from Pages 141-190)

She takes the narrator's mind off Louise.
She helps lead the narrator back to Louise.
She gives the narrator money to find Louise.
She discourages the narrator from finding Louise.
21)

What type of woman is the narrator known to seek out? (from Pages 54-87)

Educated women.
Shy women.
Angry women.
Married women.
22)

Upon moving to the country, what does the narrator begin to study? (from Pages 87-139)

Human body.
Russian.
Writing.
Cancer.
23)

What must be damaged to free the narrator from handcuffs? (from Pages 87-139)

Axe.
Table.
Chair.
Desk.
24)

What does the narrator hope for Louise when he moves away? (from Pages 87-139)

Romantic love with Elgin.
Good mental health.
A full life.
Revenge.
25)

Who tells Elgin about Louise's affair with the narrator? (from Pages 54-87)

Louise.
Jacqueline.
The narrator.
Elgin's father.
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