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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. Why is Amory not able to kiss the girl he sees while visiting Minneapolis while in college?

2. Who writes to Amory about Clara?

3. What major sickness does Amory get when he is 13?

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

5. What does Amory have his strongest connection to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who dies during the Interlude?

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

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

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

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

6. How is Amory raised by his mother?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Fitzgerald have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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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