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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator compare his or her affair with Louise to?
(a) A couple in therapy.
(b) Other affairs Louise has had.
(c) High school relationships.
(d) Other affairs the narrator has had.

2. Which of the following best describes the narrator's sexual relationship with Jacqueline?
(a) The narrator is passionate about Jacqueline.
(b) The narrator does not believe in sexual attraction.
(c) Jacqueline does not want to have sex with the narrator.
(d) The narrator is not sexually attracted to Jacqueline.

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

4. Where does Louise invite the narrator to go together alone?
(a) A museum.
(b) The movie theather.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The opera.

5. Who did the narrator date immediately after Bathsheba?
(a) Inge.
(b) Bruno.
(c) Louise.
(d) Jacqueline.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, how many married women have affairs?

2. Which lover told the narrator that the past no longer existed in their love?

3. According to the narrator, why do married women have affairs?

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

5. What is Elgin's religion?

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