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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. Which of the following is NOT a social organization that Amory has been a part of?

2. What does Amory say the ideal world would be based on?

3. What does Rosalind say she has power over?

4. What causes Tom to leave the apartment he shares with Amory?

5. Who introduces Rosalind to a group of suitable men to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eleanor have a reputation for?

2. What does Amory say about all the social groups he has been a part of?

3. What does Amory hear when he wakes up in the hotel in Atlantic City?

4. What happens when Amory gets to the hotel he was invited to while in Atlantic City?

5. How do Eleanor and Amory feel about each other when they first meet, and what does this lead to?

6. What happens when Amory goes to quit his job after being rejected by Rosalind?

7. What news does Amory receive when he gets back to New York after his trip to Atlantic City?

8. What happens the second time Amory and Rosalind see each other?

9. What does Amory give a lecture about in the car on the way home from the funeral, and how is this received?

10. What does Mrs. Connage say to Rosalind when she sees a relationship budding between Amory and her daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love was a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters are most affected by this theme? Which relationships are the most significant to the plot and why?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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