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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The reversal of traditional roles in a marriage is _________________ for Paul and Kathryn.
(a) working.
(b) disastrous.
(c) fantastic.
(d) stressful.

2. What literary device does the author use when describing the sight of the big man beating up the little man over a woman outside a bar?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Allegory.

3. David says that Paul's monster is _____________________.
(a) his wife.
(b) his drug addiction.
(c) his smoking habit.
(d) his sense of decorum.

4. Who is Doctor Krafft?
(a) David's therapist.
(b) Bill's father.
(c) Paul's brother.
(d) Winnie's boyfriend.

5. Stofsky receives a letter from ___________________ from his Merchant Marine days.
(a) Jack Dennison.
(b) Jack Daniels.
(c) Jack Waters.
(d) Jack Morton.

6. What does Gene spend his time doing now?
(a) Sleeping all the time.
(b) Standing across from Christine's house.
(c) Learning to speak French.
(d) Writing.

7. David says that Gene's monster is ________________.
(a) his fear of failure.
(b) his anorexia.
(c) his mother.
(d) his alcohol addiction.

8. Gene tactfully does not mention Paul's _____________________.
(a) financial situation.
(b) supposed plan to go to Mexico.
(c) hair loss.
(d) weight gain.

9. Stofsky often feels unloved and freakish due to ______________________.
(a) his lack of true friends.
(b) his mother's commitment to an insane asylum.
(c) his inability to get published.
(d) his continual rejection by women.

10. Kathryn believes that Paul is more interested in ________________ than her.
(a) cartoons.
(b) sports.
(c) drinking.
(d) his friends.

11. Arthur is devoted to whom?
(a) Christine.
(b) Addie.
(c) Ava.
(d) Bianca.

12. What is Bill's last name?
(a) Kerrigan.
(b) Agatson.
(c) Watson.
(d) Miller.

13. The woman mentioned in #68 is described as __________________.
(a) slatternly.
(b) matronly.
(c) virginal.
(d) prim.

14. Why is Gene mad at the girl in #26?
(a) She paid for dinner.
(b) She didn't split cab fare.
(c) She spilled red wine on the carpet.
(d) She won't sleep with him.

15. Why is Stofsky disenchanted with his therapist lately?
(a) His therapist seems very distracted lately.
(b) His therapist is not available when he needs him.
(c) His therapist has raised his rates.
(d) His therapist is not sexually interested in him.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose apartment does Paul go to later that night?

2. What branch of the service did Paul serve in during World War II?

3. While reading poetry, Stofsky wonders if he is having a wonderful experience or ___________________.

4. Who is Stofsky's therapist?

5. When Stofsky goes to see Waters, Waters desperately wants ________________.

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