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

2. Why does Kathryn tell Paul to get rid of the radio that Albert gave to Gene?
(a) Because she wants a new one.
(b) Because it takes too many batteries.
(c) Because it was probably stolen.
(d) Because it is broken.

3. With whom has Kathryn had an intimate encounter?
(a) Jack.
(b) Stofsky.
(c) Hart.
(d) Gene.

4. Who is Peter Trimble's wife?
(a) Janice.
(b) Marie.
(c) Janet.
(d) Doris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Christine feel about Gene at this point?

2. At the dismal bar, a man plays songs on a/an _________________.

3. What have Winnie and her boyfriend brought to Stofsky's apartment?

4. What term does Paul explain to the woman in #136?

5. Stofsky says that Paul is ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. After the exhaustion of Hart's wildness, what does Paul begin to think about regarding another way of finding meaning in his life?

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

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

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