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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. What does Dick do when he realizes Rosemary is not at the studio?

2. What does Nicole read on the train returning to Paris?

3. Who does Rosemary meet to discuss a movie?

4. Who approaches Abe to see if he will speak to Jules Peterson?

5. Which character leaves for war the next day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain the discrimination incident in Chapter 23.

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

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

7. How does Rosemary perceive the Divers during dinner?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the nature of Nicole's breakdown in the bathroom of her hotel suite? Why does she shout at Dick for not giving her privacy in the only place she can be alone? Does this mean that all the rest of Nicole's life is an act? Or has she just reacted to Dick's indiscretions like any wife would? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the main setting for the novel as it opens. What other locations are prevalent in the book? Describe them. Explain their importance to the characters and the plot.

Essay Topic 3

When Dick makes a conscious effort to engage in Rosemary's life, why does he consider it to be a turning point in his own? Why does he follow Rosemary to the film studio? Why does he make sure she does not see him, only to phone her at the earliest opportunity? Is he confused? Is he inexperienced? Explain this time in Dick's life.

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