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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. What did Elgin study?

2. What does the violence in the novel represent?

3. When is Louise ready to hear that the narrator loves her?

4. Which of the following best describes the narrator's sexual relationship with Jacqueline?

5. Which opinion of the narrator's has changed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to the narrator, why would Louise appreciate having an affair?

3. What is the significance behind not knowing the name and gender of the narrator?

4. What is Louise's effect on the narrator?

5. According to the narrator, why do married women have affairs?

6. What is the narrator's initial impression of Louise?

7. What has caused a rift between Louise and Elgin?

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

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

10. After Jacqueline attacks Louise, what prediction can the reader make for the way the relationship will progress between the narrator and Louise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How do the characters grow throughout the novel? Which character changes the most? Which character changes the least? How do you know?

Essay Topic 3

What is your favorite theme in the novel? Why? How is this theme represented? Sample themes include love with no boundaries, suspicion, and betrayal.

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