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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which character is the biggest representation of foreshadowing?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Louise.
(c) Bathsheba.
(d) Bruno.

3. 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 did not love Jacqueline.
(d) The narrator despised Jacqueline and most women.

4. Which of the following causes a rift between Elgin and his parents?
(a) Elgin married a Jewish woman.
(b) Elgin did not have children with his wife.
(c) Elgin did not become a doctor.
(d) Elgin married a woman who is not Jewish.

5. What did Elgin study when he finished going to school?
(a) Doctor-patient interaction.
(b) Cancer research.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Veterinary science.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elgin study?

2. What part of art troubled Inge?

3. Which of the following types of literary devices are present in the novel?

4. What explains Louise's easy affection for the narrator?

5. Where does Louise invite the narrator to go together alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the narrator changes from before meeting Louise to after breaking up with Jacqueline. What does this say about the narrator?

2. Why did the narrator choose to stay with Jacqueline for a short while?

3. Describe Jacqueline.

4. According to the narrator, why do married women have affairs?

5. What is Louise's effect on the narrator?

6. After Jacqueline attacks Louise, what prediction can the reader make for the way the relationship will progress between the narrator and Louise?

7. What is the narrator's initial impression of Louise?

8. What is the significance behind not knowing the name and gender of the narrator?

9. Is the narrator reliable? Why or why not?

10. How does the narrator justify his or her relationship with Louise?

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