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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. Who does the narrator alert to help him or her out of handcuffs?
(a) Student.
(b) Louise.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Security guard.

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

3. Which of the following is the narrator afraid of?
(a) Elgin finding out about Louise's affair with the narrator.
(b) Jacqueline hurting Louise and Elgin.
(c) Louise fearing a relationship with the narrator.
(d) Louise treating their relationship like an affair.

4. How does the narrator feel upon moving away?
(a) Heartbroken.
(b) Vengeful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Content.

5. Why is the narrator's boss a significant character?
(a) She gives the narrator money to find Louise.
(b) She helps lead the narrator back to Louise.
(c) She discourages the narrator from finding Louise.
(d) She takes the narrator's mind off Louise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of home does the narrator rent in the country?

2. Which of the following best describes the narrator's opinion of Elgin when he moves away?

3. Who tells the narrator that he or she made a mistake in trusting Elgin?

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

5. What condition does Louise have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the narrator's confrontation with Elgin.

4. Describe the narrator's search for Louise.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Louise file for divorce?

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