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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 Amory sleep when he visits the seaside with his friends?

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

3. What day of the week does Amory express his feelings to Clara?

4. Where does Amory have his first few poems published?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amory do at Christmas after his fight with Isabelle?

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

3. What do Kerry and Amory do during their first college years for fun?

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

5. Who dies during the Interlude?

6. How is Amory raised by his mother?

7. What happens when Isabelle and Amory meet in Minneapolis during a school break?

8. What do Beatrice and Amory talk about when he returns to Lake Geneva?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Amory endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Beatrice was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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