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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. Stofsky finds his own poetry to be ________________.
(a) pedantic.
(b) inspired.
(c) adolescent.
(d) brilliant.

2. What literary device does the author use when describing the sight of the big man beating up the little man over a woman outside a bar?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Simile.

3. Each of the characters is searching for?
(a) Something to believe in.
(b) The key to their pasts.
(c) Better jobs.
(d) True love.

4. Why do Christine and Gene fight at the party?
(a) He is smoking marijuana.
(b) He is flirting with other girls.
(c) He did not remember her birthday.
(d) He wants to go home early.

5. Who is Bianca?
(a) Kathryn's sister.
(b) Gene's landlord.
(c) Paul's sister-in-law.
(d) Christine's friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Stofsky goes to see Waters, Waters desperately wants ________________.

2. Which girl does Gene take away from the party?

3. Paul tells Kathryn that it is _________________ for her to be attracted to someone else.

4. The reversal of traditional roles in a marriage is _________________ for Paul and Kathryn.

5. While reading poetry, Stofsky wonders if he is having a wonderful experience or ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Paul's letter to someone named Liza signify for the plot?

3. What is the significance of Paul Hobbes writing a love letter at the beginning of the novel?

4. What lessons does Kathryn learn regarding her father and his death?

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

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

7. Why do the characters at the party revel in the excitement of it?

8. What is the premise of GO?

9. How does Pasternak show his immaturity regarding Georgia and his still living with his parents?

10. Why is it not out of place for someone like Stofsky to talk about psychological issues during this time period?

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