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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's boss urge him or her to do?
(a) Return to Louise.
(b) Kill Elgin.
(c) Return to Jacqueline.
(d) Forget Louise entirely.

2. Where did the narrator find the animal he or she adopts?
(a) Countryside.
(b) Animal shelter.
(c) Inside the home when he or she moved in.
(d) Vet's office.

3. What language does the narrator translate for work?
(a) Japanese.
(b) French.
(c) Russian.
(d) Spanish.

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

5. When back in London, where does the narrator first go?
(a) Louise's hospital.
(b) Elgin's house.
(c) Elgin's parent's house.
(d) The narrator's old apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Elgin end up sending the narrator away?

2. How does Elgin grow throughout the novel?

3. According to the message of the story, what is love more than?

4. How does the narrator feel upon moving away?

5. Who does the narrator believe is waiting for him or her in the cottage upon returning?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator know that he or she made a mistake?

2. When the narrator leaves Louise, who do you think is happiest?

3. How does Louise prove deep love for the narrator?

4. What is the narrator's goal throughout the novel? Has he or she achieved it so far?

5. How does the narrator grieve in the countryside?

6. Describe the role "love without gender" plays in the novel.

7. How does Louise affect the narrator's work?

8. How does the narrator prove deep love for Louise?

9. What prompts Elgin to finally show emotion?

10. Why does Louise file for divorce?

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