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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. What does Amory call the person he writes to in the Interlude?

3. What happens when Amory first sees Clara when he visits her?

4. How does Amory's mother treat him while he is growing up?

5. What does Amory do really well while in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at Myra's party?

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

3. How is Amory raised by his mother?

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

5. What do Amory and his friends choose to do at the end of Amory's junior year of college?

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

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

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

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

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

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

How does Amory's relationship with Monsignor Darcy change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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