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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. Who does Rosemary meet as he carries a tent and beach umbrella?

2. Where does Dick invite Rosemary and her mother to go?

3. What is the occupation of the answer to #3?

4. What number does Rosemary think is the limit for a good party?

5. What is the tradition between Dick and Nicole?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Rosemary's view of the Mediterranean change after she meets with film director Earl Brady?

3. How does Rosemary perceive the Divers during dinner?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain the technique of flashback used in Chapter 26.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of Dick and Nicole's children, Lanier and Topsy, in their lives. The children do not seem to have much significance in the story. Why? Why does Lanier respect his father in spite of his absences and bad habits? Why does Nicole invest so little of herself in her children? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Dick begins his psychology career with pure motives to help people by being good and wise. What does it mean when Dick wonders to himself, "God, am I like the rest after all?" Is Dick afraid that he is interested in financial gain as well? Does he witness the practices of his mentors and wish for the same level of financial success and easy life that they live? Explain.

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