Alani Gauthier

Mr. Williams
H American Lit
February 9, 2015
The Beautiful and Damned: Reading Questions
BOOK ONE:
Chapter One:

Who is the narrator?

How did the people in Anthonys family die? (His mother, father, and grandmother)
Why didnt they give that information?
What is persona grata?
Character of his bedroom, was gay, bright, extremely habitable, do they mean gay as in

happy?
Is it me or is it weird to have a male servant do everything for you in your house,

including tucking you in at night?

What exactly is hierarchy?
Why is the description of Richard Caramel in italics?

Chapter Two:

Why is Anthony so intrigued to write a book?

Chapter Three:

What is a palmist?
What do they mean by joshing me?
Why does everybody in the book keep referring to Richard as an old soul?

Why is Anthony having such a long conversation with this Geraldine?

What is hyacinthine?
Why does Anthony choose to compare women to birds?

BOOK TWO:
Chapter One:

What does incongruous mean? Does he not have any faith that she will change?

Chapter Two:

What war was going on at the time?

Is Constance Merriam an abortion clinic or OBGYN doctor?
What does labyrinthine mean?
How did her mother die?

Chapter Three:

What is sensationalism?
BOOK THREE:

Chapter One:

What does extricated mean?

Why is it okay that Anthony can have an affair without any thought, but with just a

suspicion of Gloria having one, he flips out?

Why did he tell the guard officer a different name?

Chapter Two:

What made her get sick and go to the hospital?

Why is Gloria still sick?

What ever happened to Dot? Did she die?
In the end, where was Gloria? Was she on the ship with him?