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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 54-87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Elgin's mother die?
(a) Gun injury.
(b) Complications after surgery.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Cancer.

2. After fighting with Jacqueline, what does the narrator do?
(a) Visits an old lover.
(b) Fights with a man outside.
(c) Wanders the streets.
(d) Calls Elgin on the phone.

3. What is the narrator scared will happen if he or she reveals his or her true feelings to Louise?
(a) She will become too eager.
(b) She will benefit from not knowing.
(c) She will fear the narrator.
(d) She will be scared away.

4. How does the narrator view Jacqueline?
(a) Steady.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Out of shape.
(d) Angry.

5. Whose belongings does Jacqueline destroy?
(a) Louise's.
(b) Her own.
(c) Elgin's.
(d) The narrator's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator dating Jacqueline?

2. What do vague elements in the story allow the reader to focus on?

3. Which of the following best describes the narrator when he or she is in a relationship with Jacqueline?

4. Which of the following best describes Inge?

5. Which lover brought out the best in the narrator?

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