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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. What type of woman is the narrator known to seek out?
(a) Shy women.
(b) Married women.
(c) Angry women.
(d) Educated women.

2. Where does Louise invite the narrator to go together alone?
(a) A museum.
(b) The movie theather.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The opera.

3. Who was Jacqueline married to?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A writer.
(c) A painter.
(d) A professor.

4. Which of the following is a theme in the novel?
(a) Angry ex-lovers.
(b) Lost relationships.
(c) The past is always hurtful.
(d) Loving somebody you can't have.

5. According to Louise, what is Elgin best suited for?
(a) Writing.
(b) Treating patients.
(c) Being a parent.
(d) Research.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator reflects back on early days of his or her affair with Louise, what types of memories are they?

2. How does Louise view Elgin?

3. Which of the following best describes Inge?

4. According to the narrator, who would never appreciate an affair?

5. According to the narrator, what is the end of passion?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't the narrator leave Jacqueline for Louise?

3. Describe the relationship between Louise and Elgin.

4. Describe Jacqueline.

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

6. How does the narrator look back at affairs?

7. What is Bathsheba's lasting effect on the narrator?

8. How does the narrator feel about marriage with Louise?

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

10. Why does Louise refuse the narrator's affection?

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