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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 too intense.
(b) It is overstated.
(c) It is understandable.
(d) It is understated.

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

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

4. Which of the following describes Elgin and Louise's marriage?
(a) They don't spend any time together anymore.
(b) They lack internal affection.
(c) They lack physical affection.
(d) They lack compassion for anybody except themselves.

5. When the narrator goes on a first date with Louise, who is he or she supposed to spend the night with?
(a) Elgin.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Bruno.
(d) Inge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jacqueline lock out of her apartment?

2. What type of people was Frank raised by?

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

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

5. What type of woman is the narrator known to seek out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the relationship between Louise and Elgin.

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

5. Why is Louise still with Elgin despite his quirks?

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

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

8. Describe Jacqueline.

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

10. What is Louise's effect on the narrator?

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