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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. Why does Dick take charge of the situation in Rosemary's room?

2. How did Dick avoid going to war?

3. What does Abe say is the best thing to have?

4. What does Nicole want to play for Dick?

5. Which character leaves for war the next day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Dick reveal about his relationship with Nicole to Dr. Franz Gregorovius?

4. What are the effects of Dick's habit of giving compliments to Rosemary?

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

6. What lesson does Rosemary learn when Dick again rebuffs her advances?

7. How is Dick able to ascertain that Nicole is upset about his continuing attention toward Rosemary?

8. 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."

9. Describe the situation where Dick comforts the American girl looking for her brother's grave.

10. What can be determined about Rosemary's personality from her demeanor at the beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the nature of Nicole's mental illness? Is it truly schizophrenia? Or has Nicole created her own safe world as a result of psychological damage done by her father's inappropriate behavior with her? What are Nicole's coping mechanisms?

Essay Topic 2

How is it that the characters in the novel have so much time to play? Do they characterize any particular segment of society? Or are they enjoying post-war prosperity to its fullest? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Rosemary's mother tolerate, and even encourage, her daughter's advances toward Dick, an older married man? What does Rosemary's mother truly want for Rosemary? Are the ambitions for Rosemary alone or does Rosemary's mother intend to take her share of the rewards? Explain.

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