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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Albert do in Stofsky's apartment during the hours when he is awake?
(a) Plays guitar.
(b) Watches TV.
(c) Cooks.
(d) Tidies the apartment.

2. What does Stofsky do when he thinks the cops will be showing up at his apartment?
(a) Grabs money and runs.
(b) Calls his lawyer.
(c) Turns off all the lights.
(d) Flushes his drugs.

3. Why is Hart is such a depressed mood?
(a) His brother died.
(b) He missed his plane.
(c) He lost his wallet.
(d) Dinah is gone.

4. What does the hip crowd consider to be its style of music?
(a) Folk.
(b) Rock.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Classical.

5. What else does Paul try to explain to the woman in #136?
(a) The beat generation.
(b) Ennui.
(c) The search for love.
(d) Fear of failure.

6. What term does Paul explain to the woman in #136?
(a) Hip.
(b) Cool.
(c) Fierce.
(d) Bad.

7. Where does the woman in #85 live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Portland.
(c) Butte.
(d) Denver.

8. How much money does Hart ask to borrow from Paul?
(a) $25.
(b) $10.
(c) $50.
(d) $5.

9. Who does Paul take home with him at the end of the story?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Jack.
(c) Bianca.
(d) Kathryn.

10. Where does Dinah go the day after her fight with Hart?
(a) Florida.
(b) Vermont.
(c) California.
(d) Brooklyn.

11. Stofsky says that Paul is ____________________.
(a) a real hero.
(b) a has-been.
(c) the silent type.
(d) a man among men.

12. Why does Kathryn call Paul at Bianca's apartment?
(a) To tell him the lights went out.
(b) To tell him she is leaving him.
(c) To tell him to be careful because the weather is bad.
(d) To tell him to bring home milk and eggs.

13. How does Kathryn react to the rejection of Paul's manuscript?
(a) She is thoughtful.
(b) She is encouraging.
(c) She has no reaction.
(d) She is enraged.

14. Stofsky calls his letters from Ketcham and Verger ______________________.
(a) wake-up calls.
(b) a parting of the ways.
(c) rejection slips of the soul.
(d) nuisances.

15. Who of the following is NOT going to the West Coast?
(a) Ed.
(b) Paul.
(c) Hart.
(d) Gene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers to be Paul's lover?

2. Paul's letters to Liza are filled with ______________________.

3. Who is Hart Kennedy's former wife?

4. Which of the following has NOT been arrested as declared by Verger?

5. Why does Kathryn tell Paul to get rid of the radio that Albert gave to Gene?

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