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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Amory know Mrs. Lawrence?
(a) She knew his mother.
(b) She was his teacher.
(c) She read some of his published work.
(d) She is a friend of Monsignor Darcy.

2. Where is Eleanor raised?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Denmark.
(c) France.
(d) England.

3. Who does Amory get a ride from on the way home from a funeral?
(a) Cecelia.
(b) A stranger.
(c) Rosalind.
(d) Beatrice.

4. What does Amory hear when he wakes up while traveling after his summer with Eleanor?
(a) Groaning.
(b) Whispering.
(c) Humming.
(d) Singing.

5. Whose wedding announcement does Amory see when he returns to New York?
(a) Clara's.
(b) Rosalind's.
(c) Isabelle's.
(d) Eleanor's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of person is ridiculed by the person who drives Amory home after the funeral?

2. What causes Tom to leave the apartment he shares with Amory?

3. What does Tom write poetry about?

4. How does Amory get to the place he goes to at the end of the book?

5. Who does Amory decide he wants to be like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amory talk about that makes Tom very uncomfortable, and why?

2. What happens when Amory is walking through the woods in Maryland?

3. What do Amory and Eleanor do the night before Amory leaves?

4. What does Amory do at the very end of the book, and why?

5. What happens when Amory proposes to Rosalind?

6. How do Eleanor and Amory feel about each other when they first meet, and what does this lead to?

7. What does Amory talk about with the driver who takes him home from the funeral?

8. What does Amory hear when he wakes up in the hotel in Atlantic City?

9. What happens when Amory's friend is about to get in trouble with the police in Atlantic City?

10. What happens when Amory goes to quit his job after being rejected by Rosalind?

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