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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 Winnie's boyfriend?
(a) Mr. Big.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Joe.
(d) Ace.

2. What does Agatson want Paul to help him celebrate?
(a) His last birthday.
(b) His new apartment.
(c) His new job.
(d) The publication of his book.

3. Why does Kathryn tell Paul to get rid of the radio that Albert gave to Gene?
(a) Because it is broken.
(b) Because it takes too many batteries.
(c) Because it was probably stolen.
(d) Because she wants a new one.

4. Why did May never kiss Verger?
(a) She is a lesbian.
(b) She did not love him.
(c) She was afraid she would get tuberculosis.
(d) She was too shy.

5. Where does Gene decide to store his writing for safekeeping?
(a) His aunt's house.
(b) A wall safe.
(c) A bank.
(d) Paul's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following has NOT been arrested as declared by Verger?

2. Who is going to accompany Hart on his trip?

3. What has Kathryn found in the apartment?

4. Stofsky gets a job at ______________________.

5. How many days prior to his death did the person in #175 break up with his girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. Why is the Go Hole not a place that Stofsky and some other characters do not feel comfortable going?

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

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

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

9. How does the author use foreshadowing in Agatson's invitation to his "last birthday" party?

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

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