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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 opinion of the narrator's has changed?

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

3. What does Louise refuse to accept from the narrator?

4. Which of the following is a theme in the novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe how the narrator changes from before meeting Louise to after breaking up with Jacqueline. What does this say about the narrator?

6. Why does Louise refuse the narrator's affection?

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

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

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

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

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

Describe Louise's character. What risks are involved in dating her? Is Louise similar to any of the narrator's former lovers? What might be foreshadowing the narrator's relationship with Louise?

Essay Topic 3

What are the goals of each of the main characters: Louise, Elgin, the narrator? Does each character achieve their goals? Why or why not?

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