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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 type of home does the narrator rent in the country?
(a) Condo.
(b) Cottage.
(c) Mansion.
(d) Apartment.

2. Who is Elgin arriving home with when the narrator sees him?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) A new woman.
(c) Louise.
(d) His mother.

3. What type of facility does Elgin say can help Louise?
(a) Psychiatric hospital.
(b) Cancer facility.
(c) Pediatric hospital.
(d) Research labs.

4. Where does Elgin want Louise to go for treatment?
(a) United States.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Switzerland.

5. Why did Elgin end up sending the narrator away?
(a) To get revenge.
(b) To make sure the narrator was being true to Louise.
(c) To hurt Louise physically.
(d) To have another chance with Louise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the narrator's opinion of Elgin when he moves away?

2. Who tells the narrator that he or she made a mistake in trusting Elgin?

3. How does the narrator view Elgin's attempts to get the narrator to move away?

4. Which of the following thoughts soothes the narrator while living in the countryside?

5. Where did the narrator find the animal he or she adopts?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the novel, how is love more important than societal opinions?

2. Why does Louise file for divorce?

3. How is Gail similar to Jacqueline?

4. Why does Louise say that she doesn't need treatment? Is she telling the truth?

5. By the end of the novel, do you think that the narrator is a man or woman?

6. What does Gail provide for the narrator?

7. What is Louise's goal throughout the novel? Has she achieved this goal yet?

8. Why isn't the narrator interested in Gail sexually?

9. Why might the reader be suspicious of Elgin's behavior?

10. Describe the narrator's confrontation with Elgin.

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