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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. Who writes to Amory about Clara?

2. Why does Princeton get so frustrated when Amory's friend joins a reform movement?

3. Who does Amory yell at when he becomes disgusted with the atmosphere on Broadway?

4. What does Amory think of all the kids he goes to school with?

5. What does Amory tell Monsignor Darcy when he visits him during his troubles at Princeton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amory do when he joins the Triangle Club?

2. What does Burne challenge the college newspaper about in Amory's junior year of college?

3. Who dies during the Interlude?

4. What happens when Amory visits with Clara after her husband dies?

5. How does Amory refer to himself and Tom when he writes to Tom during the Interlude?

6. What do Beatrice and Amory talk about when he returns to Lake Geneva?

7. How is Amory raised by his mother?

8. How does Princeton feel about the changes in Burne in Amory's junior year of college?

9. What happens when Amory is heading to Europe when he is 13?

10. What does Amory decide he wants to be when he gets older in his last year of high school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Beatrice was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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