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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. How did Dick avoid going to war?
2. What number does Rosemary think is the limit for a good party?
3. Dick claims that he is the only American to possess any __________.
4. What does Rosemary tell Dick in the taxi?
5. What does Dick consider to be his experience level with women?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Rosemary's view of the Mediterranean change after she meets with film director Earl Brady?
2. Why does Rosemary feel jealous for the first time in her life?
3. How does Rosemary perceive the Divers during dinner?
4. 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."
5. Explain the discrimination incident in Chapter 23.
6. What does Dick reveal about his relationship with Nicole to Dr. Franz Gregorovius?
7. How does the duel turn into an entertainment event?
8. How does Rosemary continue to compare herself to Nicole?
9. How can Rosemary tell that the Divers and their friends are wealthy?
10. Describe the burgeoning romance between Dick and Nicole.
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
What is the role of Nicole's sister, Beth, in the book? What does her character represent for Nicole? For Dick? Do you think Beth relishes her role or resents it? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Explain what Fitzgerald meant by this statement: "She illustrated very simple principles, containing in herself her own doom, but illustrated them so accurately that there was grace in the procedure, and presently Rosemary would try to imitate it." About whom is Fitzgerald speaking? Why would Rosemary want to imitate what she sees from this person?
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