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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. How does Amory feel after his first night at college?

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

3. Who does the person writing Amory in the Interlude say he will be fighting against?

4. What year of college is Amory in when one of his friends joins a reform movement?

5. What club does Amory join after WWI starts?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Burne in Amory's junior year of college?

3. What does Amory ask of Tom in his letter to him during the Interlude?

4. What does Monsignor Darcy say in his letter to Amory during the Interlude?

5. Who greets Amory after his scary experience in New York, and what do they do?

6. How does Princeton feel about the changes in Burne in Amory's junior year of college?

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

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

9. What does Burne challenge the college newspaper about in Amory's junior year of college?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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