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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator give the key to the handcuffs?
(a) A librarian.
(b) A security guard.
(c) A co-worker.
(d) A customer.

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

3. What condition does Louise have?
(a) Brain tumor.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Bulimia.

4. How long do Louise and the narrator live together?
(a) Years.
(b) Months.
(c) Days.
(d) Weeks.

5. What happens when the narrator becomes so obsessed with Louise?
(a) The narrator forgets to pay rent.
(b) The narrator begins taking medications
(c) Work becomes impossible for the narrator.
(d) The narrator is arrested.

6. What does Elgin tell the narrator when the narrator is looking for Louise?
(a) Louise does not want to see him again.
(b) Louise has run away.
(c) Louise is in the hospital.
(d) Louise has died.

7. 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 is dying.
(d) She does have a disorder and is waiting for test results.

8. What does the narrator handcuff himself/herself to?
(a) A co-worker.
(b) A chair.
(c) A desk.
(d) A bookshelf.

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

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

11. What type of home does the narrator rent in the country?
(a) Mansion.
(b) Cottage.
(c) Apartment.
(d) Condo.

12. Who decided they had to be the one to walk away concerning Louise's illness?
(a) Louise.
(b) Elgin.
(c) Jacqueline.
(d) The narrator.

13. What type of animal does the narrator adopt?
(a) Dog.
(b) Horse.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Cat.

14. When the narrator and his or her boss share a bed, why doesn't anything sexual happen between them?
(a) The narrator is drunk.
(b) The narrator is too emotional.
(c) The narrator's boss is angry.
(d) The narrator's boss is drunk.

15. Who convinces the narrator to leave Louise?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Louise.
(c) Elgin.
(d) A co-worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's boss urge him or her to do?

2. Which of the following thoughts soothes the narrator while living in the countryside?

3. Which character is the symbol of mistrust in the novel?

4. Why is it significant that Louise and the narrator go on vacation?

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

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