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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 is Stofsky's therapist?
(a) Dr. Krafft.
(b) Dr. Milan.
(c) Dr. Groby.
(d) Dr. Yohannes.
2. Stofsky reads some of his poetry which was inspired by _________________________.
(a) a man who kicked his girlfriend to death.
(b) the beauty of nature.
(c) his quest for justice.
(d) his first love.
3. What is Arthur's last name?
(a) Lantz.
(b) Ketcham.
(c) Morrison.
(d) Polei.
4. What is David's last name?
(a) Stofsky.
(b) Sorenson.
(c) Smedinghoff.
(d) Smallwood.
5. Where did Paul grow up?
(a) Westchester.
(b) Burlington.
(c) Hartford.
(d) Manhattan.
Short Answer Questions
1. What announcement does Stofsky make to Paul one day?
2. Gene tactfully does not mention Paul's _____________________.
3. What is Bill's last name?
4. Kathryn's support of Gene and Christine's affair shows that _______________________.
5. Stofsky often feels unloved and freakish due to ______________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is an example of how the post-war search for meaning is taking on toll on people?
2. Why are Paul and Kathryn at odds about his writing career and her job?
3. What does the party at Stofsky's apartment serve as a metaphor for?
4. Why are Jack Waters' Existential thoughts not taken seriously?
5. How does the author show that Kathryn is more mature than Paul?
6. Why is it not out of place for someone like Stofsky to talk about psychological issues during this time period?
7. What are some of the ways in which Stofsky searches for meaning in his life?
8. What does Chapter 2 reveal about Paul and Kathryn's marriage and the strain that Paul's hopeful writing career places on it?
9. What is the real reason for Paul's irritation toward Pasternak, who is sleeping late in Paul's apartment?
10. How does Paul's lack of self-awareness drive the attachments he makes in his life?
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