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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Elgin feel about Louise finding sexual fulfillment elsewhere?

2. When did the narrator's relationship with Jacqueline stop expanding?

3. Who does the narrator hit?

4. Which of the following literary devices most accurately describes Jacqueline's anger?

5. What does the narrator compare his or her affair with Louise to?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the narrator, why wouldn't Jacqueline appreciate an affair?

2. By the end of the narrator's relationship with Jacqueline, does he or she still believe that marriage is the end of passion?

3. Why can't Elgin work directly with patients?

4. Does it make sense for Jacqueline to attack Louise? Is it consistent with her character?

5. What is Jacqueline's reaction to finding out about the narrator's affair with Louise?

6. Was Jacqueline's ignorance about the narrator's affair good or bad?

7. Why is Louise still with Elgin despite his quirks?

8. How does the narrator want Louise to treat their relationship?

9. Describe Inge.

10. How does the narrator justify his or her relationship with Louise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does suspicion and mistrust become a theme in the novel? Describe an instance in the novel, and explain why this is significant.

Essay Topic 2

Is the narrator simply using Jacqueline, or does he or she feel genuine affection for her? Why do you think this is so? Why does the narrator stay with Jacqueline? What does this tell the reader about the narrator?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Gail's role in the novel. Why do you think Gail is significant to the novel's plot? Do you think that Gail's character was necessary? Why or why not?

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