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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 handcuff himself/herself to?
(a) A desk.
(b) A bookshelf.
(c) A co-worker.
(d) A chair.

2. What must be damaged to free the narrator from handcuffs?
(a) Desk.
(b) Chair.
(c) Axe.
(d) Table.

3. While living in the countryside, who does the narrator try to contact about Louise's health?
(a) Elgin.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Elgin's father.
(d) Louise.

4. What type of feelings does the narrator's boss have for the narrator?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Sexual.
(d) Negative.

5. Where does the narrator go second in the search for Louise?
(a) Louise's apartment.
(b) Elgin's research facility.
(c) Louise's hospital.
(d) Elgin's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose mother does the narrator visit in search of Louise?

2. Which pairing of characters has the most sexual tension?

3. How does Louise grow throughout the novel?

4. Why does the narrator decide to go back to the countryside after looking for Louise?

5. Where do Louise and the narrator go together on vacation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Louise file for divorce?

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

4. Did the narrator make the right choice in leaving Louise? Why or why not?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Gail provide for the narrator?

10. What is Elgin's goal throughout the novel? Has he achieved this goal yet?

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