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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 does Paul take home with him at the end of the story?
(a) Jack.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Bianca.
(d) Kathryn.

2. Who offers to be Paul's lover?
(a) Christine.
(b) Bianca.
(c) Stofsky.
(d) Hart.

3. 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) love.
(b) cool.
(c) hatred.
(d) fear.

4. What term does Paul explain to the woman in #136?
(a) Bad.
(b) Fierce.
(c) Cool.
(d) Hip.

5. What is the name of the nightclub mentioned in Chapter 9?
(a) Mad Max's.
(b) Rive Gauche.
(c) Bojangles.
(d) The Go Hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stofsky's former analyst inaccurately called Stofsky a/an _______________________.

2. How does Hart make Dinah bleed?

3. What else does Paul try to explain to the woman in #136?

4. Why does Kathryn call Paul at Bianca's apartment?

5. Who does Paul call to go out for the evening?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the significance of the radio that Kathryn rejects and Stofsky accepts?

8. How do Winnie and Little Rock disrupt the dynamic of the group?

9. What is Verger's current state of mind after May has left him?

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

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