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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 visits Nicole when Dick goes to Provence?
(a) Topsy
(b) Rosemary
(c) Beth
(d) Tommy

2. What is the condition of the answer to #149 which is exacerbated by drinking?
(a) Homosexuality
(b) Schizophrenia
(c) Bipolar disease
(d) Alcoholism

3. What does Franz suggest for Dick?
(a) A leave of absence
(b) A night on the town
(c) A stiff drink
(d) A long vacation

4. What explanation does Dick give to Nicole for how he sustained his injuries?
(a) Falling on ice
(b) A minor car accident
(c) Falling down some steps
(d) Helping a drunk friend in Rome

5. What city does Dick associate with the demise of his relationship with Rosemary?
(a) Venice
(b) Rome
(c) Naples
(d) Florence

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nicole give Tommy for his cough?

2. What burgeoning problem does Dick realize he has?

3. Dick returns to ______________ to live with his family.

4. What does Nicole consider to be her security blanket?

5. What does Nicole say she learned a lot about in the institution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abe North's death represent for Dick?

2. What is the perception of homosexuality during this time?

3. Explain the opinions that Franz and his wife have of the Divers.

4. What is the state of the Divers' marriage by the end of Book 3, Chapter 11?

5. What is the tragic event that occurs while Dick is in Innsbruck?

6. What is the irony of the Divers intent to ask about other people's happiness?

7. What happens to Dick at the end of the novel?

8. How is Dick's marriage to Nicole compared to a patient's case?

9. How does Nicole manage to get the best of all the worlds she wants?

10. How does money become a factor in Dick and Nicole's marriage and affect Dick's self esteem?

(see the answer keys)

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