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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. Why does Louise finally decide to leave Elgin?
(a) She thinks it's the best decision for everybody.
(b) She can't stand to be with him one more night.
(c) He mentally beats her down.
(d) He physically abuses her.

2. Which of the following proves that Louise has deep love for the narrator?
(a) Louise did not go back to Elgin.
(b) Louise did not have an affair with Gail.
(c) Louise stayed in their apartment the whole time the narrator was gone.
(d) Louise did not come back to the narrator.

3. What does Louise decide to do after the vacation?
(a) Visit Jacqueline.
(b) Get married.
(c) Get a divorce.
(d) Cause legal trouble for Elgin.

4. Upon moving to the country, what does the narrator begin to study?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Writing.
(c) Russian.
(d) Human body.

5. Which ex-lover seems to effect the narrator the most?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Bruno.
(c) Bathsheba.
(d) Igne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following types of love is a theme in the novel?

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

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

4. What does Louise admit about her disorder?

5. What does the narrator begin to find comfort in while living in the countryside?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Gail similar to Jacqueline?

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

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

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

5. How is selfishness a theme in the novel?

6. Why does Louise file for divorce?

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

8. How does the narrator grieve in the countryside?

9. What is Gail's role in the novel?

10. What does Gail provide for the narrator?

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