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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator hope that Elgin can do when he moves away?
(a) Get Louise psychiatric help.
(b) Take Louise somewhere she can be happy.
(c) Learn to show emotion for Louise.
(d) Cure Louise's cancer.

2. Where did the narrator find the animal he or she adopts?
(a) Vet's office.
(b) Animal shelter.
(c) Countryside.
(d) Inside the home when he or she moved in.

3. Why does the narrator try to distance himself/herself from his/her boss?
(a) The narrator is scared of having feelings for anybody else.
(b) The narrator is not interested in having an affair with her.
(c) The narrator hates her.
(d) The narrator has been having an affair with somebody else.

4. What can the reader infer about Elgin before the narrator moves?
(a) Elgin loves Louise despite everything.
(b) Elgin wants to get revenge for the narrator's indiscretion.
(c) Elgin would like to kill Louise.
(d) Elgin would like the narrator to die.

5. Where does the narrator go in an attempt to find comfort in the countryside?
(a) Psychiatrist.
(b) Group therapy.
(c) Church.
(d) Graveyard.

6. Which of the following becomes most important to the narrator by the end of the novel?
(a) Work.
(b) Love.
(c) Helping others.
(d) Sexual tension.

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

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

9. What does the reader learn about the narrator over the course of the novel?
(a) The memory the narrator reveals is a happy one.
(b) The narrator would like to get revenge on Elgin.
(c) The narrator is once again having an affair.
(d) The narrator doesn't actually love Louise.

10. Whose mother does the narrator visit in search of Louise?
(a) Jacqueline's mother.
(b) Elgin's mother.
(c) Louise's mother.
(d) The narrator's mother.

11. Which of the following best describes the narrator's emotional state while living in the countryside?
(a) Angry.
(b) Content.
(c) Grieving.
(d) Elated.

12. Where does Elgin want Louise to go for treatment?
(a) Germany.
(b) United States.
(c) France.
(d) Switzerland.

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

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

15. Which of the following best describes the narrator's opinion of Elgin when he moves away?
(a) Elgin will do something Louise won't appreciate, but it will be for the best.
(b) Elgin wants the best for Louise.
(c) Elgin is a vengeful person.
(d) Elgin is a good-hearted person who is misunderstood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes the narrator's plan to find Louise?

2. When the narrator and his or her boss share a bed, why doesn't anything sexual happen between them?

3. Why does the narrator decide to go back to the countryside after looking for Louise?

4. What does the narrator hope for Louise when he moves away?

5. Which of the following proves that Louise has deep love for the narrator?

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