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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, who would appreciate an affair?
(a) Louise.
(b) Elgin.
(c) Jacqueline.
(d) Bathsheba.

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

3. How does the reader perceive Jacqueline's anger?
(a) It is understated.
(b) It is understandable.
(c) It is too intense.
(d) It is overstated.

4. Which character is the biggest representation of foreshadowing?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Bruno.
(c) Bathsheba.
(d) Louise.

5. After fighting with Jacqueline, who does the narrator go to?
(a) Bathsheba.
(b) Inge.
(c) Louise.
(d) Elgin.

6. What is the narrator scared will happen if he or she reveals his or her true feelings to Louise?
(a) She will be scared away.
(b) She will benefit from not knowing.
(c) She will become too eager.
(d) She will fear the narrator.

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

8. What did Elgin study?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Food preparation.

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

10. How does Elgin feel about Louise?
(a) He does not have any feelings for her.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He is ashamed of her.
(d) He wants to be with her even if he also has to be with the narrator.

11. According to the narrator, what is commitment?
(a) The here and now of a relationship.
(b) A conscious choice.
(c) A pact to remain with somebody forever.
(d) A lack of effort.

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

13. Which of the following causes a rift between Elgin and his parents?
(a) Elgin married a woman who is not Jewish.
(b) Elgin did not become a doctor.
(c) Elgin did not have children with his wife.
(d) Elgin married a Jewish woman.

14. Where does the narrator work?
(a) Church.
(b) Library.
(c) School.
(d) Zoo.

15. Which of the following best describes Elgin's parents?
(a) Absent.
(b) Spiteful.
(c) Terrorists.
(d) Traditional.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which lover brought out the best in the narrator?

2. Which character is foreshadowed to be the "villain"?

3. According to Louise, who has said "I love you" to many people?

4. When the narrator goes on a first date with Louise, who is he or she supposed to spend the night with?

5. According to the narrator, how many married women have affairs?

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