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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. Who does Jacqueline attack?
(a) Louise.
(b) Bathsheba.
(c) Elgin.
(d) The narrator.

2. After fighting with Jacqueline, what does the narrator do?
(a) Wanders the streets.
(b) Calls Elgin on the phone.
(c) Visits an old lover.
(d) Fights with a man outside.

3. How does the narrator believe Louise feels about Elgin?
(a) Louise is in danger being with Elgin.
(b) Louise hates him.
(c) Louise feels passionately about him.
(d) Louise has affection for him.

4. Why is the narrator dating Jacqueline?
(a) The narrator feels bad for her.
(b) The narrator wants to get revenge on Jacqueline.
(c) The narrator loves her.
(d) The narrator wants to avoid getting hurt.

5. Which best describes the narrator's reliability?
(a) The narrator is reliable.
(b) The narrator is completely unreliable.
(c) The narrator's judgement is affected by the past.
(d) The narrator is not reliable, and he or she admits it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell Jacqueline that prompts a problem?

2. What is Jacqueline's relationship with Louise?

3. Where is Louise from?

4. Which lover told the narrator that the past no longer existed in their love?

5. What does Louise refuse to accept from the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Jacqueline.

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

4. Is the narrator using Jacqueline? Why or why not?

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

6. What part does irony play in the novel?

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

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

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

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

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