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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. All his life, Paul goes through many trials and disasters in love. How does he feel about it all?
(a) It is his mother's fault.
(b) Much of it is preventable, if only he came out sooner.
(c) It is a learning experience.
(d) It is Fate and worth the road to Roger.

2. What good deed does Paul volunteer to do?
(a) Hold a poetry workshop for free.
(b) Spend extra time with failing kids.
(c) Tutor inner city kids.
(d) Be a Big Brother.

3. How does Paul reach the Provence?
(a) With two French ladies who see him sleeping under a cafe table.
(b) Hitchikes on a truck with some pigs.
(c) Catches a train with another American.
(d) A crowded local bus that takes many hours from Paris.

4. What major change occurs in Paul when he returns from Georgia?
(a) He is openly gay.
(b) He no longer distracts himself with a busy social schedule.
(c) He stops all relationships and one-night stands.
(d) He is able to have sex in his relationships again.

5. What eventually happens to Greg?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He moves away the following year.
(c) He is expelled.
(d) He is drafted into the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Greg and Paul's relationship can be described as _________.

2. Who does Paul become co-dependent on to help his self-esteem?

3. Paul gets into what dangerous situation in France?

4. What does Paul utilize when partying on the beaches of the Riviera?

5. What keeps Paul from being drafted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast Greg to the way Paul was when he was in high school.

2. On what note does Paul's first year at Canton end? How is it another example of the patterns in his life?

3. What moment does Paul recall on the beach one December day as he skips stones? Why is this memory important?

4. Compare and contrast Paul's life and role between Sutton Hill and Canton Academy. Which seems more fitting for Paul? In what way?

5. Paul describes walking away as important in interior decorating. Why is it important to be able to walk away? How is this the life of the high Bohemian? How does this match Paul's personality?

6. What is it that Paul likes so much about his travels in Europe? How does his time there allow him to be freer than he has ever been?

7. As Paul starts up various relationships during his time of therapy, how does his whirlwind of affairs end?

8. Paul is exonerated of the accusations laid by Greg. What are some benefits and disadvantages to this?

9. What is Paul's life situation in the immediate year post-college? How does he feel about his situation? How do his parents feel about the situation?

10. What "new suit for the emperor" does Paul try out in his new life at Canton?

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