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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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 married a Jewish woman.
(d) Elgin did not have children with his wife.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Which of the following describes Jacqueline's allure to the narrator?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Sick.
(c) Simple.
(d) Sensitive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before learning the truth, what did Jacqueline think her relationship with the narrator was?

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

3. What type of people was Frank raised by?

4. What is the narrator afraid of about revealing his or her relationship with Louise?

5. What does Louise ask the narrator when telling him or her about Elgin?

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