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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 54-87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What suggests that the narrator's relationship with Louise will be different from previous relationships?
(a) Louise will not have a sexual relationship with the narrator.
(b) Louise and the narrator do not live together.
(c) Louise and the narrator do not actually care for each other.
(d) Louise won't let the narrator express love for her.

2. Who does Jacqueline lock out of her apartment?
(a) Louise.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Elgin.
(d) Bathsheba.

3. According to Louise, what is Elgin best suited for?
(a) Being a parent.
(b) Research.
(c) Treating patients.
(d) Writing.

4. Which of the following is a theme in the novel?
(a) Sexual frustration.
(b) Morality.
(c) Finding love with somebody you previously hated.
(d) Anger.

5. What does Elgin ask Louise after he learns the truth?
(a) If she will move out of the house.
(b) If she will move away with him.
(c) If she will have a child with him.
(d) If she will divorce him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator answer Louise's question about the future of their relationship?

2. According to the narrator, who would never appreciate an affair?

3. How does the reader view the narrator's relationship with Jacqueline?

4. According to the narrator, what is the end of passion?

5. Where is Louise from?

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