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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. How did Catherine's father die?

2. Where does David meet Catherine in Chapter 13?

3. How does Catherine describe her love making with the girl?

4. About what does David lie awake thinking at night?

5. What does the beautiful girl ask of David after we learn her name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does David feel about Catherine and the beautiful girl in Chapter 12, and what does he do about it?

2. What does Catherine say that surprises both David and the beautiful girl?

3. What does David see out the window in Chapter 12, and what is he doing?

4. What does Marita ask of David when he returns after leaving in anger?

5. What do David, Catherine, and Marita do when Catherine and Marita return from Nice?

6. How does David feel about Catherine's haircut?

7. How does David catch his sea bass?

8. What does Catherine do while on her trip alone to Biarritz?

9. What does David do when he and Catherine get to Spain, and how does he feel about it?

10. What about Catherine's actions does David find emasculating?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

With which character do you most relate in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

How does the relationship between the three lovers change throughout the course of the plot, and how do these changes affect the characters around them?

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