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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. Who does the narrator believe is waiting for him or her in the cottage upon returning?
(a) Jacqueline.
(b) Elgin.
(c) Louise.
(d) The narrator's boss.

2. What does Louise say about seeking treatment?
(a) She needs it but would rather die.
(b) It's not necessary.
(c) She has already been in treatment.
(d) She needs it but has no money.

3. What actually causes Elgin to show emotion?
(a) The death of his father.
(b) Louise's affair.
(c) Louise's diagnosis.
(d) The narrator's love for Louise.

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

5. What does the narrator's boss urge him or her to do?
(a) Return to Louise.
(b) Kill Elgin.
(c) Forget Louise entirely.
(d) Return to Jacqueline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of facility does Elgin say can help Louise?

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

3. Where does the narrator get thrown out of?

4. Which of the following describes the time Louise and the narrator lived together?

5. Which of the following best describes the narrator's emotional state while living in the countryside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Louise file for divorce?

2. How does the narrator grieve in the countryside?

3. Describe the narrator's confrontation with Elgin.

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

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

6. What does Gail provide for the narrator?

7. Describe the role "love without gender" plays in the novel.

8. How does Louise affect the narrator's work?

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

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

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