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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. Upon moving to the country, what does the narrator begin to study?

2. What happens when the narrator becomes so obsessed with Louise?

3. What does the narrator handcuff himself/herself to?

4. Which of the following becomes most important to the narrator by the end of the novel?

5. Whose mother does the narrator visit in search of Louise?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Louise prove deep love for the narrator?

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

3. What is significant about the narrator and Louise going on vacation together?

4. What is Gail's role in the novel?

5. How is selfishness a theme in the novel?

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

7. Why isn't the narrator interested in Gail sexually?

8. Did the narrator make the right choice in leaving Louise? Why or why not?

9. Why does Louise say that she doesn't need treatment? Is she telling the truth?

10. How is Gail similar to Jacqueline?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What role does irony play in this novel? Consider Jacqueline's heart break when the narrator reveals to her that he or she has been having an affair with Louise. Why is this ironic? Why is this important to note?

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