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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 former literature professor?
(a) Sloane.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Middleton.
(d) Jackson.

2. Paul writes in a letter to Liza that he thinks of them as ___________________.
(a) star-crossed lovers.
(b) doomed lovers.
(c) true lovers.
(d) eternal lovers.

3. What is the topic of discussion when Gene and Paul meet?
(a) Kathryn.
(b) Publishers.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Money.

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

5. Stofsky's former analyst inaccurately called Stofsky a/an _______________________.
(a) has-been.
(b) incurable heroin addict.
(c) seriously flawed human being.
(d) incurable romantic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the woman in #85 live?

2. How does Dinah feel about Hart's story about Margo?

3. People at Verger's party refer to marijuana as ______________.

4. What term does Paul explain to the woman in #136?

5. What have Winnie and her boyfriend brought to Stofsky's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impact does Hart's dalliance with Margo have on Dinah?

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

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

6. Instead of their immature treatment of Kathryn, what is really important to Paul and Pasternak?

7. Why does Paul feel the need to call Estelle?

8. Why does Paul not even try to defend himself when Kathryn confronts him about his letters to Liza?

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

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

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