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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. What does Dr. Dohmler think about Dick's relationship with Nicole?

2. What does Franz think about a marriage between Dick and Nicole?

3. Who are Dick and Nicole's children?

4. Where does Rosemary take Dick the next day?

5. What does Franz' wife say is the only reason Dick married Nicole?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Dick at the end of the novel?

2. What are Nicole's perceptions of Tommy in Book 3, Chapter 6?

3. What is the state of the Divers' marriage by the end of Book 3, Chapter 11?

4. How is Dick's marriage to Nicole compared to a patient's case?

5. What is the symbolism of Dick's feelings for the Italians and French?

6. What is the state of Dick's alcoholism at this point?

7. Explain the opinions that Franz and his wife have of the Divers.

8. What are Nicole's perceptions of Dick in Book 3, Chapter 7?

9. How does Dick behave counter to his feelings about Nicole?

10. What happens to make Dick deal with his feelings for Nicole?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the main setting for the novel as it opens. What other locations are prevalent in the book? Describe them. Explain their importance to the characters and the plot.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of Collis Clay in the novel? Why does he seem to follow Rosemary around even though she is not interested in him? Does Collis represent a naivete which Rosemary has lost? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Dick flirt with Rosemary and then toy with her emotions? Do you think Dick's ego is so fragile that he needs attention from anyone willing to oblige him? Even though Dick knows that he cannot indulge his instincts with Rosemary, he continues to play along. Why does Nicole tolerate this behavior from her husband? Explain.

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