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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the new man Theresa befriends at the bar she and Katherine walk to?

2. How does Theresa spend her time the week after Christmas?

3. Why does Tony leave Theresa's apartment after the party?

4. What else do Theresa and her family and visitor enjoy along with their snacks?

5. Who has surgery to remove a tumor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss how the Thanksgiving break changes Katherine.

2. What begins to turn Theresa off about Gary and why doesn't she just ask him to leave her apartment then?

3. Discuss James' sexual experiences when he first meets Theresa.

4. Katherine looks to Theresa as someone to whom she can confess. What does Katherine confess in the November after Theresa moves away from the Bronx?

5. Discuss what Theresa does in the bar when she sees Gary.

6. Discuss why Theresa asks Gary to leave her apartment.

7. Discuss Ali's formula for happiness. How does this conflict with his former wife?

8. Discuss Theresa's thoughts on getting her life back together.

9. How does Theresa deal with James teasing that he wants to marry her?

10. Discuss why and how Theresa tries to end her relationship with James at Christmas.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the conflict and the crisis in Looking for Mr. Goodbar. How are the conflict and crisis in the story different and what are there similarities?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the era in which Looking for Mr. Goodbar is set. Why was this novel controversial for its time? What important social issues does it address?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the mental impact of Theresa's childhood physical illness on the decisions she made as an adult. How does her childhood illness affect her decisions regarding sex, marriage and family?

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