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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. How does the narrator view Elgin's attempts to get the narrator to move away?
(a) The best in Elgin's nature.
(b) Elgin's pure love.
(c) Elgin's selfishness.
(d) Elgin's hatred.
2. What is the name of the narrator's boss?
(a) Ginny.
(b) Gaby.
(c) Greta.
(d) Gail.
3. Why is it significant that Louise and the narrator go on vacation?
(a) They get married.
(b) They learn more about each other.
(c) They learn to truly appreciate each other.
(d) They build memories.
4. What actually causes Elgin to show emotion?
(a) Louise's diagnosis.
(b) Louise's affair.
(c) The death of his father.
(d) The narrator's love for Louise.
5. What does the narrator hope for Louise when he moves away?
(a) Romantic love with Elgin.
(b) Good mental health.
(c) A full life.
(d) Revenge.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the narrator hope that Elgin can do when he moves away?
2. What location does the narrator call while looking for Louise and after returning from the countryside?
3. How long do Louise and the narrator live together?
4. Which of the following best describes the narrator's opinion of Elgin when he moves away?
5. What does the reader learn about the narrator over the course of the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What prompts Elgin to finally show emotion?
2. Why isn't the narrator interested in Gail sexually?
3. Why does Louise file for divorce?
4. Why might the reader be suspicious of Elgin's behavior?
5. What is significant about the narrator and Louise going on vacation together?
6. What is the narrator's goal throughout the novel? Has he or she achieved it so far?
7. Did the narrator make the right choice in leaving Louise? Why or why not?
8. What does Gail provide for the narrator?
9. How is Gail similar to Jacqueline?
10. How is selfishness a theme in the novel?
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