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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. Where do the two of them go out at night?

2. What does Eliezer go on to say?

3. Into what has his desire suddenly turned?

4. With what does it begin?

5. When does the protagonist say this name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the doctor and the protagonist say about the river?

2. Why is the protagonist not able to make love to the girl?

3. What does the protagonist realize he wants to do? How does the girl react?

4. What does the doctor tell the protagonist?

5. How does this scene open?

6. What does Kathleen ask of Eliezer?

7. Who arrives before Kathleen? Describe their behavior. How does the protagonist respond to this.

8. How do Kathleen and the protagonist feel about one another?

9. What does the girl tell the protagonist?

10. What is the protagonist's memory of Moishe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gyula is the protagonist's friend.

Part 1) Describe Gyula. How is he a breath of fresh air for the protagonist?

Part 2) What does Gyula create for the protagonist? Why?

Part 3) how does Gyula's approach affect the protagonist? Has this helped the protagonist? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

When, in section 2, Kathleen and the protagonist meet for the first time, the protagonist says, "But we already know each other."

Part 1) In what way do they know each other?

Part 2) How do they feed off of each other's needs? What does this do to their relationship?

Part 3) What does the protagonist realize about this relationship? What does he plan to do? Does he do it? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The novel ends with the main character crying.

Part 1) For what is he shedding tears?

Part 2) Is he healed? Why or why not?

Part 3) Will his relationships with others be different now, after the destruction of the painting? Why or why not?

Part 4) Will he reconcile with Kathleen? Why or why not?

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