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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. Who is Stofsky's therapist?
(a) Dr. Groby.
(b) Dr. Yohannes.
(c) Dr. Milan.
(d) Dr. Krafft.

2. Waters raves that time is a/an __________________.
(a) despot.
(b) illusion.
(c) mistress.
(d) thief.

3. When Paul cannot concentrate on his book, he goes out because he is ______________.
(a) sad.
(b) angry.
(c) restless.
(d) lacking inspiration.

4. What university did Paul attend?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Duke.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Harvard.

5. Which girl does Gene take away from the party?
(a) Lauren.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Bonnie.
(d) Karen.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Paul writing a love letter?

2. Where does Paul's wife work?

3. What is David's last name?

4. What is the setting of GO?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author show that Kathryn is more mature than Paul?

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

3. What does Paul's letter to someone named Liza signify for the plot?

4. Why are Paul and Kathryn at odds about his writing career and her job?

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

6. How are psychotherapy and writing compared and which seems to help the characters in the book?

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

8. How does Paul's lack of self-awareness drive the attachments he makes in his life?

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

10. What is the premise of GO?

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