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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arthur is devoted to whom?
(a) Christine.
(b) Ava.
(c) Bianca.
(d) Addie.

2. After Gene and Christine leave the bar, Paul and Kathryn discuss ________________________.
(a) Paul's manuscript.
(b) how they would feel if one of them had an affair.
(c) holiday plans.
(d) their finances.

3. Stofsky has now decided to believe in _________________.
(a) money.
(b) random acts of kindness.
(c) himself.
(d) God.

4. Why had Christine called Paul earlier in the day?
(a) She wanted Kathryn's recipe for French Onion Soup.
(b) She is worried that Gene is seeing another woman.
(c) She wanted to invite him and Kathryn to a party.
(d) She wanted to know what kind of cigars to buy for Gene.

5. Paul feels guilty when Kathryn comes home and begins to _________________.
(a) do laundry.
(b) cook dinner.
(c) tidy the apartment.
(d) pay bills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Paul and Kathryn been married?

2. Who is Doctor Krafft?

3. Why is Paul annoyed with Gene at the beginning of the novel?

4. Gene tactfully does not mention Paul's _____________________.

5. What is the time period for GO?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Paul and Kathryn at odds regarding their different emotional needs?

2. What does Chapter 2 reveal about Paul and Kathryn's marriage and the strain that Paul's hopeful writing career places on it?

3. What does the party at Stofsky's apartment serve as a metaphor for?

4. How does the author show that Kathryn is more mature than Paul?

5. How does the frantic behavior of the characters undermine their relationships with each other?

6. Why are Paul and Kathryn at odds about his writing career and her job?

7. Why are Jack Waters' Existential thoughts not taken seriously?

8. Describe the scene where Stofsky goes to see Waters in his flat and is picked up by the asylum attendants.

9. What does the conversation regarding infidelity reveal about Paul and Kathryn's marriage?

10. How does Paul's lack of self-awareness drive the attachments he makes in his life?

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