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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator believe is waiting for him or her in the cottage upon returning?
(a) Louise.
(b) Elgin.
(c) Jacqueline.
(d) The narrator's boss.

2. What is most significant about the narrator?
(a) The narrator has had many affairs.
(b) The narrator is unlikeable.
(c) The reader doesn't understand the narrator's motives.
(d) The reader doesn't know the gender or name of the narrator.

3. What does the reader learn about the narrator over the course of the novel?
(a) The narrator would like to get revenge on Elgin.
(b) The narrator doesn't actually love Louise.
(c) The memory the narrator reveals is a happy one.
(d) The narrator is once again having an affair.

4. Where does the narrator work?
(a) Church.
(b) Zoo.
(c) Library.
(d) School.

5. How does the narrator view Jacqueline?
(a) Steady.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Out of shape.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the violence in the novel represent?

2. Which of the following best describes the narrator's emotional state while living in the countryside?

3. When the narrator returns to the country, how does he or she get from the train station to the cottage?

4. Where do Louise and the narrator go together on vacation?

5. After fighting with Jacqueline, who does the narrator go to?

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