2. Abe tells Nicole that he was tired of _______________________.
(a) his wife
(b) taking the train
(c) working
(d) Dick and Nicole

3. What is the date of the opening passage?
(a) June, 1925
(b) July 1925
(c) January 1945
(d) June, 1945

4. Why does Abe ask if Jules is allowed in the bar?
(a) Jules is not appropriately dressed.
(b) Jules has had too much to drink.
(c) Jules is underage.
(d) Jules is a black man.

5. What number does Rosemary think is the limit for a good party?
(a) 21
(b) 7
(c) 11
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dick go after lunch with Clay?

2. What jewelry does Nicole Driver always wear?

3. Who is Nicole's father?

4. What does Dick realize about his feelings for Rosemary?

5. Who is Rosemary jealous of for the first time in her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rosemary continue to compare herself to Nicole?

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

3. How does Dick realize that Nicole is mentally unstable?

4. Describe the burgeoning romance between Dick and Nicole.

5. What are Mr. McKisco's concerns after he agrees to a duel with Tommy Barban?

6. What does Fitzgerald mean when he says this about Dick: "he opened the gate to his amusing world. So long as they subscribed to it completely, their happiness was his preoccupation, but at the first flicker of doubt as to its all-inclusiveness he evaporated before their eyes, leaving little communicable memory of what he had said or done."

7. How can Rosemary tell that the Divers and their friends are wealthy?

8. What is the nature of Nicole's mental illness which is mistakenly identified as schizophrenia?

9. How can you tell that Dick's mind is addled by Rosemary?

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

(see the answer keys)

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