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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. Paul takes another chance with who by going to Georgia for a vacation?
2. Bobby asks Paul if he is sleeping with Alida. Of the following, which best matches the answer Paul replies to Bobby?
3. Those who wait to love as long as Paul come to what possible endings?
4. How does Alida realize Paul is definitely gay?
5. Who does Paul compare himself to as he teaches English?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Paul is exonerated of the accusations laid by Greg. What are some benefits and disadvantages to this?
3. 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?
4. How does Paul respond to his first attempt at therapy?
5. Paul goes to see "Boys in the Band." What is his reaction to the movie and the surroundings in which he sees the movie?
6. On what note does Paul's first year at Canton end? How is it another example of the patterns in his life?
7. How does Paul feel about graduation time at Yale?
8. What moment does Paul finally get that is comparable to the Andover jocks that tease Mr. Nindle? How does Paul react to it?
9. Although many of Paul's friends die due to AIDS and he expects the same ending, what he Paul happy about?
10. Paul has several ideas concerning love. According to Paul, love allows a person to do what? What is needed from a person the deeper love gets?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Paul is always talking about moving to California and how he loves it there. Why does Paul remain in the Northeast? What stops Paul from heading to California? Are there obligations, fear, or something else? How does his decision to stay reflect on Paul's inability to move forward in his life?
Essay Topic 2
Paul describes "keeping the wounds raw." How does this statement describe Paul's life and his writings?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Paul's relationship with his father and compare it to Bobby's relationship with their father. What bonds does BIg Paul have with the boys? In what way? Does one relationship seem stronger than the other? How so? How does it come to be this way?
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