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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jacqueline work?
(a) Zoo.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Library.

2. Which of the following is a theme in the novel?
(a) Angry ex-lovers.
(b) Lost relationships.
(c) The past is always hurtful.
(d) Loving somebody you can't have.

3. What is Elgin worried about after he learns the truth?
(a) Jacqueline hurting Louise.
(b) Louise falling in love with the narrator.
(c) Louise leaving him.
(d) The narrator moving in with them.

4. What does the violence in the novel represent?
(a) Pessimism.
(b) Realism.
(c) Postmodernism.
(d) Idealism.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do vague elements in the story allow the reader to focus on?

3. How does the reader perceive Jacqueline's anger?

4. Which of the following types of literary devices are present in the novel?

5. After fighting with Jacqueline, what does the narrator do?

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