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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 do Amory and Isabelle have their first fight?

2. Where does Kerry go when he joins the war?

3. What sport does Amory try to play in college?

4. When do Tom and Amory leave each other for an extended period of time?

5. Who writes to Amory during the Interlude?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Amory decide to go to college, and why?

2. What does Amory do in New York after Kerry joins the war?

3. What happens when Amory is heading to Europe when he is 13?

4. What does Amory decide he wants to be when he gets older in his last year of high school?

5. How does meeting Tom affect Amory's life?

6. Who dies during the Interlude?

7. What does Amory decide to do after his scary experience in New York?

8. How does Amory feel after confronting Burne about the changes he makes in Amory's junior year of college?

9. What happens when Amory visits with Clara after her husband dies?

10. How does Amory spend his first day at Princeton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Compassion was a virtue that was needed and employed by some of the main characters. What are some of the main instances of this virtue, and how are those characters affected?

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