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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. Where do Nicole and Tommy have dinner?

2. With whom does Dick spend his last days on the Riviera?

3. What agreement do Dick and Franz make?

4. Dick observes that the English still feel suspicious of the Swiss because of ____________________________.

5. Where is Dick going now?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the situation in which Dick falls into deeper emotional debt to Nicole's family.

2. Why does Dick get upset at Beth's manipulations?

3. How does Dick encounter Rosemary again?

4. What are Nicole's perceptions of Dick in Book 3, Chapter 7?

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

6. What metaphor does Dick use to describe England?

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

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

9. What happens to Dick and Rosemary's relationship while in Naples?

10. What is the symbolism of Dick's feelings for the Italians and French?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What is the role of Collis Clay in the novel? Why does he seem to follow Rosemary around even though she is not interested in him? Does Collis represent a naivete which Rosemary has lost? Explain.

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