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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 are the exploiters?
(a) High-stakes gamblers
(b) Sober, serious people
(c) Dick's country club crowd
(d) Fund raisers

2. What does Dick host that evening?
(a) A block party
(b) A Bastille Day party
(c) A going away party for the Norths
(d) A party for Rosemary

3. Who does Rosemary find sobbing on the terrace of the hotel?
(a) Luis Campion
(b) Earl Brady
(c) Abe North
(d) Dick Driver

4. What does Dick do without Nicole's consent?
(a) Buys a new wardrobe
(b) Changes their hotel reservation
(c) Buys a new car
(d) Arranges a dinner party

5. What does Rosemary think of back at her hotel?
(a) Awards ceremoney at Cannes
(b) Going to Paris
(c) A new dress for a party
(d) What it would be like to kiss Dick

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age had Dick arrived in Zurich?

2. Who shows up at the train station to bid Abe goodbye?

3. What does Rosemary do at the Newfoundland memorial?

4. Who accompanies Nicole when she meets with Dick?

5. What chills Dick about Rosemary's kiss?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting for the opening of the novel.

2. What psychological protective mechanisms are put in place for Nicole?

3. Explain the discrimination incident in Chapter 23.

4. Explain Mrs. Elsie Speers' devotion to her daughter, Rosemary.

5. What do Rosemary's thoughts reveal about how she was raised by her mother?

6. How does Abe's drinking allow him to insult Nicole at the train station?

7. What is Rosemary's response when Dick will not comply with her request to make love?

8. Why does Rosemary not have fun at the party after she analyzes the evening?

9. How does the duel turn into an entertainment event?

10. Why does Rosemary feel jealous for the first time in her life?

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