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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the narrator afraid of about revealing his or her relationship with Louise?
(a) Not having a place to live.
(b) Getting physically hurt by Jacqueline.
(c) Hurting Jacqueline emotionally.
(d) Getting hurt emotionally by Louise.

3. What does Louise refuse to accept from the narrator?
(a) Expressions of affection.
(b) Money.
(c) Sexual advances.
(d) Friendship.

4. What did Elgin study when he finished going to school?
(a) Doctor-patient interaction.
(b) Cancer research.
(c) Veterinary science.
(d) Philosophy.

5. Which opinion of the narrator's has changed?
(a) Opinion about Jacqueline.
(b) Opinion about health conditions.
(c) Opinion about marriage.
(d) Opinion about compassion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Jacqueline married to?

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

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

4. What is Elgin's religion?

5. What are the names of Elgin's parents?

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