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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. According to the narrator, what is the end of passion?
(a) Old age.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Love.
(d) Children.

2. What did Elgin study?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Food preparation.

3. What is the narrator scared will happen if he or she reveals his or her true feelings to Louise?
(a) She will be scared away.
(b) She will fear the narrator.
(c) She will become too eager.
(d) She will benefit from not knowing.

4. How does Louise react to the narrator's act of violence?
(a) She is hurt.
(b) She is scared.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is excited.

5. What relationship does the reader fear the narrator will have with Louise?
(a) Similar to the narrator's relationship with Frank.
(b) Similar to the narrator's relationship with Inge.
(c) Similar to the narrator's relationship with Bathsheba.
(d) Similar to the narrator's relationship with Jacqueline.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tells Elgin about Louise's affair with the narrator?

3. What is Louise's last name?

4. Which of the following causes a rift between Elgin and his parents?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator look back at affairs?

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

3. What foreshadowing is present in this story?

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

5. After Jacqueline attacks Louise, what prediction can the reader make for the way the relationship will progress between the narrator and Louise?

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

7. Is the narrator reliable? Why or why not?

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

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

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

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