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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. At the news office, Stofsky writes a verse about __________________.
(a) inhumanity.
(b) love.
(c) greed.
(d) war.

2. Who is killed in the subway?
(a) Paul.
(b) Agatson.
(c) Albert.
(d) Gene.

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

4. What has Kathryn found in the apartment?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) A mouse.
(c) Some stashed money.
(d) Paul's letters to Liza.

5. What drug does Ben offer to Hart in Chapter 7?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Benzedrine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Jack Waters NOT frequently talk about?

2. How does Christine feel about Gene at this point?

3. Who bails Stofsky out of jail?

4. Who is Hart Kennedy's former wife?

5. Where does Dinah work in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

7. What does Agatson's verbal attack on Verger mean and why does May even defend Agatson?

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

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

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

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