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

2. Who has cut himself/herself off from the rest of the group?
(a) Paul.
(b) May.
(c) Christine.
(d) Stofsky.

3. Who does Paul take home with him at the end of the story?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Jack.
(c) Kathryn.
(d) Bianca.

4. Paul recognizes the man in #159 as the same guy _________________________.
(a) he pointed out to Estelle at the Go Hole.
(b) gave him his seat on the subway.
(c) who ran into him on the sidewalk.
(d) who butted in front of him in the supermarket line.

5. At the news office, Stofsky writes a verse about __________________.
(a) greed.
(b) love.
(c) war.
(d) inhumanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Gene give to Paul?

2. Kathryn talks to Dinah about ______________________ Hart is.

3. With whom is Verger in love?

4. Paul tells Gene that he _______________________ about Gene's affair with Kathryn.

5. What does Albert give Gene as collateral for a $10 loan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is it about Hart that makes him become the group's leader?

5. Why is Paul unaware of his true feelings about Kathryn?

6. Why does Paul not even try to defend himself when Kathryn confronts him about his letters to Liza?

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

8. Why are the other characters so fascinated by the arrival of Hart Kennedy?

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

10. How does Stofsky hope to help his friends with his spiritual awakening?

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