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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the reader tell about the narrator's feelings about Jacqueline?

2. How does the reader view the narrator's relationship with Jacqueline?

3. Which of the following describes Jacqueline's allure to the narrator?

4. Where does Louise invite the narrator to go together alone?

5. After the narrator reveals the truth, what is Jacqueline's fate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance behind not knowing the name and gender of the narrator?

2. What part does irony play in the novel?

3. By the end of the narrator's relationship with Jacqueline, does he or she still believe that marriage is the end of passion?

4. Was Jacqueline's ignorance about the narrator's affair good or bad?

5. What is Louise's effect on the narrator?

6. Is the narrator reliable? Why or why not?

7. Describe how the narrator changes from before meeting Louise to after breaking up with Jacqueline. What does this say about the narrator?

8. What foreshadowing is present in this story?

9. How does the narrator want Louise to treat their relationship?

10. According to the narrator, why would Louise appreciate having an affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does irony play in this novel? Consider Jacqueline's heart break when the narrator reveals to her that he or she has been having an affair with Louise. Why is this ironic? Why is this important to note?

Essay Topic 2

What do the characters in the novel think about affairs? According to the narrator, what is the nature of an affair? According to the narrator, why would Louise enjoy an affair, but Jacqueline would not?

Essay Topic 3

What is the main conflict of the novel? Is the conflict more important than the message of the novel? How do you know?

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