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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is on the note that the narrator leaves for Louise?
(a) The cottage's address.
(b) The address of the narrator's work.
(c) "I love you."
(d) "I cannot get over you. Find me."
2. What location does the narrator call while looking for Louise and after returning from the countryside?
(a) A hospital in Amsterdam.
(b) An apartment in New York.
(c) A clinic in Switzerland.
(d) A cancer research facility in Paris.
3. Which character is the symbol of mistrust in the novel?
(a) Louise.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Elgin.
(d) The narrator.
4. What happens when the narrator becomes so obsessed with Louise?
(a) The narrator forgets to pay rent.
(b) Work becomes impossible for the narrator.
(c) The narrator is arrested.
(d) The narrator begins taking medications
5. Which of the following best describes the narrator's opinion of Elgin when he moves away?
(a) Elgin will do something Louise won't appreciate, but it will be for the best.
(b) Elgin is a vengeful person.
(c) Elgin is a good-hearted person who is misunderstood.
(d) Elgin wants the best for Louise.
6. How does Elgin grow throughout the novel?
(a) He realizes that he needs to let Louise be happy.
(b) He realizes that his own happiness often relies too much on love.
(c) He realizes that love prevails.
(d) He does not grow.
7. Which of the following describes the narrator's plan to find Louise?
(a) The narrator will visit all the places the two of them went together.
(b) The narrator will wait at the hospital for her to come in.
(c) The narrator will stalk Louise's mother.
(d) The narrator will hide out in their shared apartment.
8. According to the message of the story, what is love more than?
(a) Health.
(b) Societal restrictions.
(c) Pleasing everybody.
(d) Growing as a person.
9. Which of the following thoughts soothes the narrator while living in the countryside?
(a) Louise still loves her.
(b) Louise is happy.
(c) Louise and Elgin will be together.
(d) Louise is still alive.
10. How long do Louise and the narrator live together?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Months.
(c) Years.
(d) Days.
11. What does Louise say about seeking treatment?
(a) She needs it but has no money.
(b) She has already been in treatment.
(c) She needs it but would rather die.
(d) It's not necessary.
12. When the narrator returns to the country, how does he or she get from the train station to the cottage?
(a) Taxi cab.
(b) Walking.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Car.
13. When back in London, where does the narrator first go?
(a) Elgin's house.
(b) The narrator's old apartment.
(c) Louise's hospital.
(d) Elgin's parent's house.
14. Who tells the narrator that he or she made a mistake in trusting Elgin?
(a) Elgin's father.
(b) The narrator's boss.
(c) Louise.
(d) Jacqueline.
15. Where does the narrator get a job in the country?
(a) Bar.
(b) School.
(c) Library.
(d) Restaurant.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does the narrator find the most love with?
2. Upon moving to the country, what does the narrator begin to study?
3. What does Elgin tell the narrator when the narrator is looking for Louise?
4. When the narrator and his or her boss share a bed, why doesn't anything sexual happen between them?
5. Why does the narrator decide to go back to the countryside after looking for Louise?
This section contains 570 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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