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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator reflects back on early days of his or her affair with Louise, what types of memories are they?
(a) Disturbing.
(b) Dull.
(c) Happy.
(d) Exciting.

2. What does Louise ask the narrator when telling him or her about Elgin?
(a) If their relationship will include children.
(b) If their relationship will include marriage.
(c) If their relationship will include living together.
(d) If they have a chance of lasting.

3. What can the reader tell about the narrator's feelings about Jacqueline?
(a) The narrator despised Jacqueline and most women.
(b) The narrator did not love Jacqueline.
(c) The narrator loved Jacqueline passionately.
(d) The narrator wanted to be with Jacqueline forever.

4. 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.

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

6. What explains Louise's easy affection for the narrator?
(a) Her relationship with Jacqueline.
(b) Her relationship with her father.
(c) Her relationship with Elgin.
(d) Her relationship with herself.

7. Which of the following is Louise's goal?
(a) To pursue a dream career.
(b) To be with the narrator.
(c) To escape her boring and unromantic life.
(d) To get away from Elgin.

8. According to the narrator, why do married women have affairs?
(a) Women are forced into marriage.
(b) Long-term relationships are no longer possible.
(c) Relationships become boring.
(d) Men are not able to please women.

9. Which of the following is most comparable to Jacqueline?
(a) Dangerous mine.
(b) Mentally disturbed woman.
(c) Safe harbor.
(d) Broken heart.

10. What did Jacqueline destroy in her apartment?
(a) Ceiling tiles.
(b) Flooring.
(c) Bathroom fixtures.
(d) Kitchen appliances.

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

12. Which of the following did Inge actively object to?
(a) Harming those who got in her way.
(b) The destruction of classic buildings.
(c) Married women.
(d) Feminism.

13. What did Bathsheba once expose the narrator to?
(a) An illegal gambling ring.
(b) A group of violent men.
(c) A sexually transmitted disease.
(d) Drug culture.

14. Which lover told the narrator that the past no longer existed in their love?
(a) Bathsheba.
(b) Inge.
(c) Louise.
(d) Jacqueline.

15. Why is the narrator dating Jacqueline?
(a) The narrator wants to get revenge on Jacqueline.
(b) The narrator wants to avoid getting hurt.
(c) The narrator feels bad for her.
(d) The narrator loves her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Louise invite the narrator to go together alone?

2. What is most significant about the narrator?

3. What part of art troubled Inge?

4. How does the narrator describe having an affair?

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

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