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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. Which of the following describes the narrator's plan to find Louise?
(a) The narrator will stalk Louise's mother.
(b) The narrator will wait at the hospital for her to come in.
(c) The narrator will visit all the places the two of them went together.
(d) The narrator will hide out in their shared apartment.

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

3. Where do Louise and the narrator go together on vacation?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) France.
(d) Oxford.

4. What is on the note that the narrator leaves for Louise?
(a) The address of the narrator's work.
(b) "I cannot get over you. Find me."
(c) "I love you."
(d) The cottage's address.

5. After how many weeks searching for Louise does the narrator decide to go back to the country?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does trusts Elgin the least?

2. Who is the narrator's boss most similar to?

3. What bill does the narrator pay for a full year before moving?

4. Who does the narrator give the key to the handcuffs?

5. What language does the narrator translate for work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does the theme "temptation" play in the novel?

2. Describe the narrator's new life in the countryside.

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

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

5. What is significant about the narrator and Louise going on vacation together?

6. Why does Louise file for divorce?

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

8. Describe the narrator's search for Louise.

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

10. What prompts Elgin to finally show emotion?

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