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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Bathsheba bring out most in the narrator?
(a) A bad side.
(b) A shy side.
(c) A sexual side.
(d) A philosophical side.

3. What part of art troubled Inge?
(a) The portrayal of children.
(b) The portrayal of the female figure.
(c) The portrayal of mother nature.
(d) The portrayal of animals and humans together.

4. What type of people was Frank raised by?
(a) Librarians.
(b) Midgets.
(c) Dancers.
(d) Australians.

5. Which lover brought out the best in the narrator?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Bathsheba.
(c) Bruno.
(d) Louise.

6. Who does the narrator hit?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Bathsheba.
(c) Louise.
(d) Elgin.

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

8. Who was Jacqueline married to?
(a) A painter.
(b) A dentist.
(c) A writer.
(d) A professor.

9. What do vague elements in the story allow the reader to focus on?
(a) Emotive language.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Plot.
(d) Characterization.

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

11. Who does Jacqueline attack?
(a) Louise.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Bathsheba.
(d) Elgin.

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

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

14. How does the narrator answer Louise's question about the future of their relationship?
(a) That only Elgin stands in the way.
(b) That it's impossible to know at this point.
(c) That only Jacqueline stands in the way
(d) That it is not important at this point.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator work?

2. How does the narrator view Jacqueline?

3. How does Elgin feel about Louise?

4. According to Louise, what is Elgin best suited for?

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

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