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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. Why is Kathryn irritated at Paul when she returns home from work?
(a) Paul and his friends are drinking beer.
(b) Paul hasn't washed the breakfast dishes.
(c) Paul is not home.
(d) Paul is napping.

2. Both Paul and Gene have written __________________.
(a) a thesis.
(b) short stories.
(c) Letters to the Editor.
(d) novels.

3. The book addresses a group of young people commonly called ________________.
(a) Yuppies.
(b) The Beat Generation.
(c) Hippies.
(d) Generation X.

4. Paul feels guilty when Kathryn comes home and begins to _________________.
(a) pay bills.
(b) cook dinner.
(c) tidy the apartment.
(d) do laundry.

5. Why do Christine and Gene fight at the party?
(a) He wants to go home early.
(b) He is flirting with other girls.
(c) He did not remember her birthday.
(d) He is smoking marijuana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Kathryn gone for the weekend so that Paul can write?

2. Waters raves that time is a/an __________________.

3. The reversal of traditional roles in a marriage is _________________ for Paul and Kathryn.

4. Kathryn is _________________ older than Paul.

5. Gene becomes deeply involved with whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it not out of place for someone like Stofsky to talk about psychological issues during this time period?

2. Why are the characters unable to find any clarity or purpose to their lives?

3. What is the premise of GO?

4. What is the real reason for Paul's irritation toward Pasternak, who is sleeping late in Paul's apartment?

5. How are Paul and Kathryn at odds regarding their different emotional needs?

6. Who is Christine and why is she in contrast to the other characters?

7. What does the aimless behavior of the characters signify in the book?

8. Why is Pasternak standing in front of Christine's house when Stofsky and Hobbes try to find him in the bars?

9. How does the budding romance between Pasternak and Christine begin to mirror that of Paul and Kathryn's marriage?

10. What are some of the ways in which Stofsky searches for meaning in his life?

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