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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. Stofsky's former professor asks if Stofsky believes in _____________________.
(a) freedom of speech.
(b) higher education.
(c) American society.
(d) God.

2. Who does Paul call to go out for the evening?
(a) Estelle.
(b) Noelle.
(c) Bianca.
(d) Christine.

3. What disease does Verger have?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Tuberculosis.

4. Which club employee does Hart hit on?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Janice.
(c) Margo.
(d) Emma.

5. Paul's letters to Liza are filled with ______________________.
(a) despair.
(b) plans.
(c) over-romanticized nonsense.
(d) promises.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agatson want Paul to help him celebrate?

2. Where does Dinah work in Chapter 10?

3. Where do Gene and Paul meet in the early evening in Chapter 13?

4. Winnie's boyfriend is a ___________________.

5. Gene says that Paul is always _______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it about Hart that makes him become the group's leader?

2. Why are the other characters so fascinated by the arrival of Hart Kennedy?

3. What do Paul and Kathryn realize at the end of the story?

4. After the exhaustion of Hart's wildness, what does Paul begin to think about regarding another way of finding meaning in his life?

5. Why is Paul unaware of his true feelings about Kathryn?

6. Who seems to be the only truly loving person in this group of friends?

7. What is the significance of Ancke's constantly tidying up at Stofsky's apartment?

8. How does Hart's past behavior foreshadow trouble for the group?

9. How does Stofsky try to mend the group after the departure of Hart and Pasternak?

10. Why doesn't Paul mail the letters he writes to Liza?

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