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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. According to the narrator, what is commitment?
(a) A conscious choice.
(b) A pact to remain with somebody forever.
(c) A lack of effort.
(d) The here and now of a relationship.

2. Who does Jacqueline lock out of her apartment?
(a) Louise.
(b) Bathsheba.
(c) Elgin.
(d) The narrator.

3. According to Louise, who has said "I love you" to many people?
(a) Elgin.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Louise.
(d) The narrator.

4. How did Elgin's mother die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Complications after surgery.
(d) Gun injury.

5. How does the narrator view Jacqueline?
(a) Steady.
(b) Angry.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Out of shape.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Elgin feel about Louise finding sexual fulfillment elsewhere?

3. Why does the narrator tell so many women that he or she loves them?

4. What do vague elements in the story allow the reader to focus on?

5. Which of the following did Inge actively object to?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the narrator, why would Louise appreciate having an affair?

2. How does the narrator want Louise to treat their relationship?

3. What is Jacqueline's reaction to finding out about the narrator's affair with Louise?

4. According to the narrator, why wouldn't Jacqueline appreciate an affair?

5. What has caused a rift between Louise and Elgin?

6. What part does irony play in the novel?

7. Was Jacqueline's ignorance about the narrator's affair good or bad?

8. Describe Inge.

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

10. Describe Jacqueline.

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