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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 agrees to let Verger stay at his place?
(a) Hopewell.
(b) Berger.
(c) Agatson.
(d) Stofsky.

2. Stofsky's former professor asks if Stofsky believes in _____________________.
(a) God.
(b) American society.
(c) higher education.
(d) freedom of speech.

3. Why did May never kiss Verger?
(a) She was too shy.
(b) She was afraid she would get tuberculosis.
(c) She did not love him.
(d) She is a lesbian.

4. Why does Kathryn call Paul at Bianca's apartment?
(a) To tell him she is leaving him.
(b) To tell him to bring home milk and eggs.
(c) To tell him the lights went out.
(d) To tell him to be careful because the weather is bad.

5. 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) He cries.
(d) Kathryn walks in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kathryn talks to Dinah about ______________________ Hart is.

2. What do Dinah and Ed steal at the store?

3. What had a friend recently sent to Stofsky's post office box?

4. Stofsky says that Paul is ____________________.

5. What news does Gene give to Paul?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Paul mail the letters he writes to Liza?

2. What is the significance of the radio that Kathryn rejects and Stofsky accepts?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the metaphor of both Hart and Pasternak wanting a road trip at this point in time?

8. What does Hart's misbehavior highlight regarding love and the need to protect relationships?

9. How does Hart's past behavior foreshadow trouble for the group?

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

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