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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 does Dick next see Rosemary?

2. Who calls Dick in the middle of the night?

3. What city does Dick associate with the demise of his relationship with Rosemary?

4. What does Franz suggest for Dick?

5. What does Franz' wife say is the only reason Dick married Nicole?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is so surprising about Dick going to the aid of their friend, Mary North?

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

3. How does money become a factor in Dick and Nicole's marriage and affect Dick's self esteem?

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

5. What does Dick realize about his relationship with Nicole after being with Rosemary?

6. What metaphor does Dick use to describe England?

7. What happens to make Dick deal with his feelings for Nicole?

8. Explain the opinions that Franz and his wife have of the Divers.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the nature of Nicole's mental illness? Is it truly schizophrenia? Or has Nicole created her own safe world as a result of psychological damage done by her father's inappropriate behavior with her? What are Nicole's coping mechanisms?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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