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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 does the narrator tell Jacqueline that prompts a problem?
(a) That the narrator simply doesn't love Jacqueline anymore.
(b) That the narrator is going back to Bathsheba.
(c) That the narrator is having an affair with Elgin.
(d) The truth about the narrator's relationship with Louise.

2. What are the names of Elgin's parents?
(a) Samuel and Jaylyn.
(b) Elgin and Cassandra.
(c) Carter and Christie.
(d) Esau and Sarah.

3. What does the narrator consider unsatisfying when done alone?
(a) Go to the bookstore.
(b) Eat at a restaurant.
(c) Drink coffee.
(d) Watch people through windows.

4. What does Jacqueline provide most for the narrator?
(a) Sex.
(b) Cleaning and cooking.
(c) Companionship.
(d) An appearance put on for family and friends.

5. What suggests that the narrator's relationship with Louise will be different from previous relationships?
(a) Louise and the narrator do not live together.
(b) Louise won't let the narrator express love for her.
(c) Louise and the narrator do not actually care for each other.
(d) Louise will not have a sexual relationship with the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Bruno?

2. How did Elgin's mother die?

3. Which opinion of the narrator's has changed?

4. According to Louise, what is Elgin best suited for?

5. What explains Louise's easy affection for the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What part does irony play in the novel?

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

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

5. What is the narrator's initial impression of Louise?

6. What foreshadowing is present in this story?

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

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

9. Describe Jacqueline.

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

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