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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. Where does the narrator go in an attempt to find comfort in the countryside?
(a) Psychiatrist.
(b) Group therapy.
(c) Graveyard.
(d) Church.

2. Which character would be considered to be the most heroic in the novel?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Gail.
(c) Elgin.
(d) Jacqueline.

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

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

5. According to the message of the story, what is love more than?
(a) Health.
(b) Pleasing everybody.
(c) Growing as a person.
(d) Societal restrictions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Louise and the narrator go together on vacation?

2. Which of the following describes the narrator's plan to find Louise?

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

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

5. Why does the narrator try to distance himself/herself from his/her boss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts Elgin to finally show emotion?

2. Describe the narrator's confrontation with Elgin.

3. How is Gail similar to Jacqueline?

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

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

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

7. What is Elgin's goal throughout the novel? Has he achieved this goal yet?

8. Why does the narrator decide to leave Louise?

9. What is the narrator's goal throughout the novel? Has he or she achieved it so far?

10. Why does Louise say that she doesn't need treatment? Is she telling the truth?

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