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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 Beth go to get some help for the jailed Dick?

2. What does Franz think about a marriage between Dick and Nicole?

3. Who does Dick see on the boat ride back to Europe?

4. What does Nicole do with a letter from Tommy?

5. Where do Dick and Nicole go with Tommy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dick encounter Rosemary again?

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

3. How does Dick begin to fall out of love with Nicole?

4. How is Dick's self-esteem diminished in his work?

5. How does Dick behave counter to his feelings about Nicole?

6. What happens to Dick at the end of the novel?

7. How does Dick's profession get in the way of his marriage?

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

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

10. What metaphor does Dick use to describe England?

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

Dick is able to separate from Nicole on the advice of her doctors. Why do they think this is in Nicole's best interest even though she is in love with Dick? Why does Dick stand for this even though he is in love with Nicole? Why does it take the jealousy of seeing Nicole with another man to shake Dick out of his passive reverie? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Dick flirt with Rosemary and then toy with her emotions? Do you think Dick's ego is so fragile that he needs attention from anyone willing to oblige him? Even though Dick knows that he cannot indulge his instincts with Rosemary, he continues to play along. Why does Nicole tolerate this behavior from her husband? Explain.

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