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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 has cut himself/herself off from the rest of the group?
(a) Paul.
(b) Stofsky.
(c) Christine.
(d) May.

2. Gene says that Paul is always _______________________.
(a) jeering at him.
(b) melancholy.
(c) happy-go-lucky.
(d) generous.

3. At the dismal bar, a man plays songs on a/an _________________.
(a) harmonica.
(b) guitar.
(c) piano.
(d) accordion.

4. Paul says that _______________ is about feeling so deeply that you go beyond it, to the end of feeling, and to a loss of interest in everything.
(a) hatred.
(b) cool.
(c) fear.
(d) love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Albert do in Stofsky's apartment during the hours when he is awake?

2. Stofsky gets a job at ______________________.

3. Why could Hart not meet Margo at her apartment?

4. What does Albert give Gene as collateral for a $10 loan?

5. How does Paul feel after finishing his book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hart's misbehavior highlight regarding love and the need to protect relationships?

2. What is significant about the questions asked by the characters?

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

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

5. Why is Agatson's party the worst one in the entire novel?

6. How does Agatson's death demonstrate the futility of the lives of all the characters?

7. How do Paul and Pasternak feel about the tension between them regarding Pasternak's affair with Kathryn?

8. What is the metaphor of both Hart and Pasternak wanting a road trip at this point in time?

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

10. How does Stofsky hope to help his friends with his spiritual awakening?

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