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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 dating Jacqueline?
(a) The narrator wants to avoid getting hurt.
(b) The narrator loves her.
(c) The narrator wants to get revenge on Jacqueline.
(d) The narrator feels bad for her.

2. Which of the following shows how the narrator has grown from the beginning of the novel to the end?
(a) The narrator no longer has anger problems.
(b) The narrator no longer seeks affairs.
(c) The narrator realizes that safe harbor is better than danger.
(d) The narrator finds it easier to cope with loss.

3. What is on the note that the narrator leaves for Louise?
(a) The address of the narrator's work.
(b) "I love you."
(c) "I cannot get over you. Find me."
(d) The cottage's address.

4. Where did the narrator find the animal he or she adopts?
(a) Countryside.
(b) Inside the home when he or she moved in.
(c) Animal shelter.
(d) Vet's office.

5. How does Elgin feel about Louise finding sexual fulfillment elsewhere?
(a) He loathes the idea.
(b) He is completely comfortable with it.
(c) He understands it.
(d) He is disgusted by Louise.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the narrator and his or her boss share a bed, why doesn't anything sexual happen between them?

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

4. What bill does the narrator pay for a full year before moving?

5. What did Jacqueline destroy in her apartment?

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