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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is most significant about the narrator?
(a) The reader doesn't understand the narrator's motives.
(b) The reader doesn't know the gender or name of the narrator.
(c) The narrator has had many affairs.
(d) The narrator is unlikeable.

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

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

4. What is the relationship between Louise and Elgin?
(a) They are friends.
(b) They are married.
(c) They are dating.
(d) They are related.

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

6. Where does Louise invite the narrator to go together alone?
(a) A museum.
(b) The opera.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The movie theather.

7. How does Louise view Elgin?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Cold.
(d) Purposely hurtful.

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

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

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

11. Which best describes the narrator's reliability?
(a) The narrator is reliable.
(b) The narrator is completely unreliable.
(c) The narrator's judgement is affected by the past.
(d) The narrator is not reliable, and he or she admits it.

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

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

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

15. What does Jacqueline provide most for the narrator?
(a) An appearance put on for family and friends.
(b) Sex.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Cleaning and cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator tell so many women that he or she loves them?

2. According to the narrator, why do married women have affairs?

3. What type of art did Inge object to?

4. Which of the following literary devices most accurately describes Jacqueline's anger?

5. According to the narrator, what is the end of passion?

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