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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is a theme in the novel?
(a) Sexual frustration.
(b) Anger.
(c) Morality.
(d) Finding love with somebody you previously hated.

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

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

6. What is Louise's last name?
(a) Roseburg.
(b) Rosenthal.
(c) Roscoe.
(d) Rosperg.

7. What does the narrator consider unsatisfying when done alone?
(a) Watch people through windows.
(b) Eat at a restaurant.
(c) Go to the bookstore.
(d) Drink coffee.

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

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

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

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

12. Why can't Elgin practice traditional medicine?
(a) Poor bedside manner.
(b) He lacks knowledge.
(c) He is unhygienic.
(d) He lacks compassion.

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

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

15. Which of the following does the narrator most likely feel about infidelity?
(a) Infidelity is immoral.
(b) Infidelity is acceptable.
(c) Infidelity makes the narrator angry but the narrator enjoys being devious.
(d) Infidelity is only okay for the narrator and his or her lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following causes a rift between Elgin and his parents?

2. What type of woman is the narrator known to seek out?

3. What does the narrator compare his or her affair with Louise to?

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

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

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