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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. What happens when Paul tries to make love to the woman in #136?
(a) He cannot do it.
(b) There is a fire in the apartment.
(c) Kathryn walks in.
(d) He cries.

2. Where does Gene decide to store his writing for safekeeping?
(a) His aunt's house.
(b) Paul's apartment.
(c) A bank.
(d) A wall safe.

3. Which of the following does Jack Waters NOT frequently talk about?
(a) Love.
(b) Eternity.
(c) Madness.
(d) Visions.

4. Who does Paul call to go out for the evening?
(a) Noelle.
(b) Estelle.
(c) Bianca.
(d) Christine.

5. Paul tells Gene that he _______________________ about Gene's affair with Kathryn.
(a) has no feelings.
(b) is not bothered.
(c) is happy.
(d) is furious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dinah feel about Hart's story about Margo?

2. Who is the father of Winnie's baby?

3. Stofsky's former professor asks if Stofsky believes in _____________________.

4. What does Agatson want Paul to help him celebrate?

5. Why could Hart not meet Margo at her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Paul and Kathryn realize at the end of the story?

2. What does Agatson's verbal attack on Verger mean and why does May even defend Agatson?

3. What is the significance of Ancke's constantly tidying up at Stofsky's apartment?

4. How do Winnie and Little Rock disrupt the dynamic of the group?

5. Who seems to be the only truly loving person in this group of friends?

6. What is Verger's current state of mind after May has left him?

7. How does Stofsky try to mend the group after the departure of Hart and Pasternak?

8. Why does the author position the grubby young man at the wharfside bar?

9. Why is Agatson's party the worst one in the entire novel?

10. What impact does Hart's dalliance with Margo have on Dinah?

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