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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) Jackson.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Middleton.
(d) Sloane.

2. Paul recognizes the man in #159 as the same guy _________________________.
(a) gave him his seat on the subway.
(b) he pointed out to Estelle at the Go Hole.
(c) who ran into him on the sidewalk.
(d) who butted in front of him in the supermarket line.

3. Paul's letters to Liza are filled with ______________________.
(a) despair.
(b) promises.
(c) over-romanticized nonsense.
(d) plans.

4. Why is Hart is such a depressed mood?
(a) His brother died.
(b) Dinah is gone.
(c) He lost his wallet.
(d) He missed his plane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hart decide he wants to go?

2. Kathryn talks to Dinah about ______________________ Hart is.

3. Stofsky's former professor asks if Stofsky believes in _____________________.

4. Gene says that Paul is always _______________________.

5. What had a friend recently sent to Stofsky's post office box?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the author position the grubby young man at the wharfside bar?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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