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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is on the note that the narrator leaves for Louise?
(a) "I love you."
(b) "I cannot get over you. Find me."
(c) The cottage's address.
(d) The address of the narrator's work.

2. Which character would be considered to be the most heroic in the novel?
(a) Gail.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Elgin.
(d) Jacqueline.

3. Which of the following thoughts soothes the narrator while living in the countryside?
(a) Louise is happy.
(b) Louise is still alive.
(c) Louise still loves her.
(d) Louise and Elgin will be together.

4. Which of the following best describes the narrator's ultimate goal?
(a) For Louise to pursue her dreams.
(b) To find fulfillment in work.
(c) For Elgin to make Louise happy.
(d) For Louise to be healthy and safe.

5. What does Louise admit about her disorder?
(a) She denies having health conditions.
(b) She has no idea what Elgin is talking about.
(c) She does have a disorder and is waiting for test results.
(d) She is dying.

6. Which of the following is the narrator afraid of?
(a) Louise treating their relationship like an affair.
(b) Louise fearing a relationship with the narrator.
(c) Jacqueline hurting Louise and Elgin.
(d) Elgin finding out about Louise's affair with the narrator.

7. Why does the narrator decide to go back to the countryside after looking for Louise?
(a) The narrator would rather be in aguish alone than rattle Louise's new life.
(b) The mistake is irreparable.
(c) The narrator's boss is willing to have an affair.
(d) Louise is probably dead.

8. What does the narrator first notice that is odd about the cottage upon returning?
(a) There is a note on the door.
(b) All the lights are on.
(c) The refrigerator is full.
(d) The bed is unmade.

9. Which pairing of characters has the most sexual tension?
(a) The narrator and his or her boss.
(b) Louise and Jacqueline.
(c) Louise and the narrator's boss.
(d) Elgin and the narrator.

10. How does Louise grow throughout the novel?
(a) She realizes that it's more important to be with somebody who takes care of you than who loves you.
(b) She realizes she does need treatment.
(c) She realizes she doesn't need anybody else.
(d) She realizes she loves the narrator.

11. What type of feelings does the narrator's boss have for the narrator?
(a) Sexual.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Negative.

12. Upon moving, why does the narrator begin studying?
(a) To begin working on translations again.
(b) To reveal Elgin as a fraud.
(c) To know what Louise is going through.
(d) To tell Louise's story.

13. Which of the following types of love is a theme in the novel?
(a) Love without commitment.
(b) Love without location.
(c) Love without gender.
(d) Love without pain.

14. At whose house do the narrator and Louise carry on an affair?
(a) Jacqueline's.
(b) The narrator's ex-lover's.
(c) Elgin's.
(d) Elgin's parent's.

15. Where does the narrator go second in the search for Louise?
(a) Louise's hospital.
(b) Louise's apartment.
(c) Elgin's house.
(d) Elgin's research facility.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator find the most love with?

2. Who decided they had to be the one to walk away concerning Louise's illness?

3. What type of animal does the narrator adopt?

4. What does the narrator hope that Elgin can do when he moves away?

5. What location does the narrator call while looking for Louise and after returning from the countryside?

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