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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 9-54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which best describes the narrator's reliability?
(a) The narrator is not reliable, and he or she admits it.
(b) The narrator's judgement is affected by the past.
(c) The narrator is completely unreliable.
(d) The narrator is reliable.

2. What is Jacqueline's relationship with Louise?
(a) They are co-workers.
(b) They are enemies.
(c) They are friends.
(d) They are lovers.

3. What relationship does the reader fear the narrator will have with Louise?
(a) Similar to the narrator's relationship with Inge.
(b) Similar to the narrator's relationship with Frank.
(c) Similar to the narrator's relationship with Jacqueline.
(d) Similar to the narrator's relationship with Bathsheba.

4. According to Louise, who has said "I love you" to many people?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Louise.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Elgin.

5. When did the narrator's relationship with Jacqueline stop expanding?
(a) When they met each other's parents.
(b) When they moved in together.
(c) When they had a child.
(d) When they got married.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator reflects back on early days of his or her affair with Louise, what types of memories are they?

2. Which of the following best describes Elgin's parents?

3. Why does the narrator tell so many women that he or she loves them?

4. Which of the following is a theme in the novel?

5. Which of the following causes a rift between Elgin and his parents?

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