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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 141-190.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the narrator's boss a significant character?
(a) She helps lead the narrator back to Louise.
(b) She discourages the narrator from finding Louise.
(c) She takes the narrator's mind off Louise.
(d) She gives the narrator money to find Louise.

2. Which of the following describes Elgin and Louise's marriage?
(a) They lack physical affection.
(b) They don't spend any time together anymore.
(c) They lack internal affection.
(d) They lack compassion for anybody except themselves.

3. Why does Louise finally decide to leave Elgin?
(a) He physically abuses her.
(b) He mentally beats her down.
(c) She can't stand to be with him one more night.
(d) She thinks it's the best decision for everybody.

4. According to the narrator, why do married women have affairs?
(a) Long-term relationships are no longer possible.
(b) Men are not able to please women.
(c) Women are forced into marriage.
(d) Relationships become boring.

5. Why does the narrator decide to go back to the countryside after looking for Louise?
(a) The narrator would rather be in aguish alone than rattle Louise's new life.
(b) Louise is probably dead.
(c) The narrator's boss is willing to have an affair.
(d) The mistake is irreparable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the narrator goes on a first date with Louise, who is he or she supposed to spend the night with?

3. What suggests that the narrator's relationship with Louise will be different from previous relationships?

4. What did Bathsheba once expose the narrator to?

5. How does the narrator describe having an affair?

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