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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. As usual, who does Paul best get along with at Canton?
2. What does Pip and Paul want to believe about women and relationships?
3. Why does Paul believe his friends encourage him to go into interior decorating?
4. What character type does Paul imitate to impress the Navy man?
5. How does the man from the airplane turn Paul off?
Short Essay Questions
1. Compare and contrast Paul's life and role between Sutton Hill and Canton Academy. Which seems more fitting for Paul? In what way?
2. How does Paul feel about graduation time at Yale?
3. Paul goes to see "Boys in the Band." What is his reaction to the movie and the surroundings in which he sees the movie?
4. 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?
5. During Paul's phase of trying to go straight, what patterns and themes are seen in the people Paul gets involved with?
6. What epiphany does Paul realize as he gets to know the personal loves of all his lovers during his spree of flings in Boston?
7. On what note does Paul's first year at Canton end? How is it another example of the patterns in his life?
8. Why does Paul's self-esteem go up when the French soldiers cheer him on?
9. What is Cantwell's theory on why Paul seeks approval? How does Paul feel about it?
10. What moment does Paul recall on the beach one December day as he skips stones? Why is this memory important?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Paul grows up in a middle class family but earns privileges with scholarships to Philips Academy and Yale. Explain how Paul's taste for life changes from his middle class Andover background.
Essay Topic 2
When Paul is able to maintain relationships, he stays even when he is aware they are not healthy for him. Why does he remain in the relationship? What stops him from ending them even though he is aware of the consequences? Consider at least two relationships and explain how they finally end.
Essay Topic 3
Paul describes "keeping the wounds raw." How does this statement describe Paul's life and his writings?
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