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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. How does the reader perceive Jacqueline's anger?
(a) It is understated.
(b) It is too intense.
(c) It is understandable.
(d) It is overstated.

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

3. Which of the following types of literary devices are present in the novel?
(a) Iambic Pentameter.
(b) Irony.
(c) Anthromorphism.
(d) Alliteration.

4. According to the narrator, who would appreciate an affair?
(a) Louise.
(b) Elgin.
(c) Bathsheba.
(d) Jacqueline.

5. Where is Louise from?
(a) America.
(b) China.
(c) Australia.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a theme in the novel?

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

3. Whose belongings does Jacqueline destroy?

4. Which of the following best describes Inge?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Inge.

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

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

5. Why can't Elgin work directly with patients?

6. Describe the relationship between Louise and Elgin.

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

8. Do you think that Jacqueline's character will play a larger role in the novel? Why or why not?

9. By the end of the narrator's relationship with Jacqueline, does he or she still believe that marriage is the end of passion?

10. What is Elgin's reaction to Louise having an affair?

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