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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 find in his hotel room the next day?

2. Why has Dick taken this trip?

3. Why does Dick return to America?

4. Where does Dick next see Rosemary?

5. Where do Dick and Nicole go for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the tragic event that occurs while Dick is in Innsbruck?

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

4. What are Nicole's perceptions of Tommy in Book 3, Chapter 6?

5. What is the Diver family's situation after Dick sells his portion of the clinic?

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

7. How does Dick encounter Rosemary again?

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

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

10. How does Nicole's family's wealth further complicate Dick's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Dick and Nicole constantly host lunches and parties. Why do they always need other people around? What happens to them in the end when they have to face each other without the benefit of a party? Why are they truly afraid of each other? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Rosemary Hoyt's situation. Why is she so bored with most people? Has she grown up too fast? Why does she seek out situations that are beyond her years? Why does she think Dick could possibly be interested in her?

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