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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator begin to find comfort in while living in the countryside?
(a) Animals.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Bartending.
(d) Books.

2. Who decided they had to be the one to walk away concerning Louise's illness?
(a) Elgin.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Louise.
(d) The narrator.

3. What type of animal does the narrator adopt?
(a) Dog.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Horse.
(d) Cat.

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

5. Who ends up being at the cottage when the narrator returns from London?
(a) Louise and Elgin.
(b) Bathsheba.
(c) Louise and the narrator's boss.
(d) Jacqueline and Louise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator hope that Elgin can do when he moves away?

2. Where does Elgin want Louise to go for treatment?

3. When back in London, where does the narrator first go?

4. Where does the narrator go second in the search for Louise?

5. What does the reader learn about the narrator over the course of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the narrator leaves Louise, who do you think is happiest?

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

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

4. What is Louise's goal throughout the novel? Has she achieved this goal yet?

5. What is the narrator's goal throughout the novel? Has he or she achieved it so far?

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

7. Why might the reader be suspicious of Elgin's behavior?

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

9. Why does Louise file for divorce?

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

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