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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. Which of the following best describes Bruno?

2. What does the narrator tell Jacqueline that prompts a problem?

3. Which of the following describes Elgin and Louise's marriage?

4. According to the narrator, how many married women have affairs?

5. What can the reader tell about the narrator's feelings about Jacqueline?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Inge.

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

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

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

5. Why did the narrator choose to stay with Jacqueline for a short while?

6. Is the narrator reliable? Why or why not?

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

8. Describe Jacqueline.

9. Is the narrator using Jacqueline? Why or why not?

10. How does the narrator look back at affairs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that the narrator is male or female? What clues point to the narrator being of either gender? Use at least two quotes from the novel to back up your points.

Essay Topic 2

How does the tone change from the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel? Why is this important to note? Why does the tone change?

Essay Topic 3

What is the main conflict of the novel? Is the conflict more important than the message of the novel? How do you know?

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