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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 literary devices most accurately describes Jacqueline's anger?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Diction.
(c) Irony.
(d) Simile.

2. How does the reader view the narrator's relationship with Jacqueline?
(a) The narrator is using Jacqueline.
(b) The narrator genuinely loves Jacqueline.
(c) Jacqueline is using the narrator.
(d) Jacqueline could not care less about her relationship with the narrator.

3. What does Louise refuse to accept from the narrator?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Expressions of affection.
(c) Money.
(d) Sexual advances.

4. What is the relationship between Louise and Elgin?
(a) They are married.
(b) They are friends.
(c) They are dating.
(d) They are related.

5. Which lover brought out the best in the narrator?
(a) Bruno.
(b) Louise.
(c) Jacqueline.
(d) Bathsheba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elgin ask Louise after he learns the truth?

2. What does the narrator compare his or her affair with Louise to?

3. According to the narrator, who would appreciate an affair?

4. What type of art did Inge object to?

5. When the narrator goes on a first date with Louise, who is he or she supposed to spend the night with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Does it make sense for Jacqueline to attack Louise? Is it consistent with her character?

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

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

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

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

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

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