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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. Where does Elgin want Louise to go for treatment?

2. What is on the note that the narrator leaves for Louise?

3. Who is Elgin arriving home with when the narrator sees him?

4. Which of the following best describes the narrator's opinion of Elgin when he moves away?

5. What language does the narrator translate for work?

Short Essay Questions

1. By the end of the novel, do you think that the narrator is a man or woman?

2. Why does Louise file for divorce?

3. What does Gail provide for the narrator?

4. Describe the role "love without gender" plays in the novel.

5. What role does the theme "temptation" play in the novel?

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

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

8. Describe the narrator's new life in the countryside.

9. Describe the narrator's search for Louise.

10. Describe the narrator's confrontation with Elgin.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three characters to analyze in terms of their perceptions of humanity. How do these three characters perceive the nature of humanity? Do they have generally positive or negative outlooks? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What are Elgin's intentions in sending Louise away? Why can the reader see the situation more clearly than the narrator can? Why is the narrator able to leave Louise?

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