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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 time Louise and the narrator lived together?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Timidity.
(c) Fear.
(d) Intense fury.

2. Whose mother does the narrator visit in search of Louise?
(a) Louise's mother.
(b) Elgin's mother.
(c) Jacqueline's mother.
(d) The narrator's mother.

3. 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 selfishness.
(c) Elgin's hatred.
(d) Elgin's pure love.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Elgin want Louise to go for treatment?

2. What condition does Louise have?

3. What does the narrator first notice that is odd about the cottage upon returning?

4. What does the narrator's boss urge him or her to do?

5. Which of the following thoughts soothes the narrator while living in the countryside?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gail provide for the narrator?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is selfishness a theme in the novel?

9. How does the narrator grieve in the countryside?

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

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