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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 treatment does Dick not approve of for patients?

2. What burgeoning problem does Dick realize he has?

3. Where does Dick tell Franz he is going?

4. Why has Dick taken this trip?

5. What does Dick realize about Rosemary the next day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dick encounter Rosemary again?

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

3. How does Nicole manage to get the best of all the worlds she wants?

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

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

6. What does Tommy tell Nicole when they begin flirting with each other?

7. What is the state of Dick's alcoholism at this point?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

At the end of the novel, Tommy tells Dick that he had treated Nicole more like a patient than a wife. Explain what Tommy means by this. Do you think Tommy is accurate in his appraisal of the situation? Do you think Dick and Nicole are aware of this dynamic? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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