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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator's boss most similar to?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Louise.
(c) Elgin.
(d) Bathsheba.

2. What does the narrator hope that Elgin can do when he moves away?
(a) Cure Louise's cancer.
(b) Learn to show emotion for Louise.
(c) Take Louise somewhere she can be happy.
(d) Get Louise psychiatric help.

3. What must be damaged to free the narrator from handcuffs?
(a) Desk.
(b) Table.
(c) Chair.
(d) Axe.

4. What bill does the narrator pay for a full year before moving?
(a) Internet.
(b) Apartment rent.
(c) Water.
(d) Electricity.

5. What does the narrator handcuff himself/herself to?
(a) A co-worker.
(b) A desk.
(c) A bookshelf.
(d) A chair.

6. Which of the following types of love is a theme in the novel?
(a) Love without commitment.
(b) Love without location.
(c) Love without pain.
(d) Love without gender.

7. Who does the narrator find the most love with?
(a) Bathsheba.
(b) The narrator's boss.
(c) Jacqueline.
(d) Louise.

8. Which of the following is the narrator afraid of?
(a) Louise fearing a relationship with the narrator.
(b) Elgin finding out about Louise's affair with the narrator.
(c) Louise treating their relationship like an affair.
(d) Jacqueline hurting Louise and Elgin.

9. Whose mother does the narrator visit in search of Louise?
(a) Louise's mother.
(b) Elgin's mother.
(c) Jacqueline's mother.
(d) The narrator's mother.

10. Where do Louise and the narrator go together on vacation?
(a) France.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Mexico.

11. Why does Louise finally decide to leave Elgin?
(a) She can't stand to be with him one more night.
(b) He physically abuses her.
(c) She thinks it's the best decision for everybody.
(d) He mentally beats her down.

12. Which of the following states does it seem that the narrator likes, becoming apparent after the narrator moves?
(a) Being on the road.
(b) Being in love.
(c) Being heartbroken.
(d) Being safe.

13. What condition does Louise have?
(a) Bulimia.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Brain tumor.

14. Who tells the narrator that he or she made a mistake in trusting Elgin?
(a) Elgin's father.
(b) Louise.
(c) Jacqueline.
(d) The narrator's boss.

15. Which of the following proves that Louise has deep love for the narrator?
(a) Louise did not go back to Elgin.
(b) Louise did not come back to the narrator.
(c) Louise stayed in their apartment the whole time the narrator was gone.
(d) Louise did not have an affair with Gail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator get a job in the country?

2. What does the narrator's boss urge him or her to do?

3. Where did the narrator find the animal he or she adopts?

4. Why is the narrator's boss a significant character?

5. Where does the narrator go in an attempt to find comfort in the countryside?

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