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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. Who does Paul fall in love with when he returns to Columbia after his military discharge?
(a) Marie.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Ava.
(d) Liza.

2. What announcement does Stofsky make to Paul one day?
(a) He is going to Europe.
(b) He got a new job.
(c) He is getting married.
(d) He has quit therapy.

3. What is Gene's last name?
(a) Pasternak.
(b) Preston.
(c) Pearson.
(d) Paulson.

4. Kathryn believes that Paul is more interested in ________________ than her.
(a) sports.
(b) his friends.
(c) cartoons.
(d) drinking.

5. Why does Kathryn not want to go to David's party?
(a) She has to get up early the next day.
(b) She is not interested in anyone who will be there.
(c) She has nothing to wear.
(d) She has to finish a report for work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives at Waters' apartment?

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

3. Why is Kathryn irritated at Paul when she returns home from work?

4. Who is Doctor Krafft?

5. Who is trying to kick a morphine habit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the fight between the two men over a woman serve as a metaphor for what may lie ahead for Paul and Kathryn?

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

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

5. Who is Christine and why is she in contrast to the other characters?

6. What do Paul and Kathryn realize about their marriage and their life as they recover from the party the next day?

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

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

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

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

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