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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman mentioned in #68 is described as __________________.

2. What is Daniel's last name?

3. How does Paul feel when seeing the fight between the two men over the woman?

4. What advice did Arthur give Gene about his novel?

5. Who helps Gene in his involvement with the woman in #55?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the ways in which Stofsky searches for meaning in his life?

2. Why are Jack Waters' Existential thoughts not taken seriously?

3. What is an example of how the post-war search for meaning is taking on toll on people?

4. How does the fight between the two men over a woman serve as a metaphor for what may lie ahead for Paul and Kathryn?

5. How does Pasternak show his immaturity regarding Georgia and his still living with his parents?

6. What is the significance of Paul Hobbes writing a love letter at the beginning of the novel?

7. Why is Pasternak standing in front of Christine's house when Stofsky and Hobbes try to find him in the bars?

8. How are Paul and Kathryn at odds regarding their different emotional needs?

9. Who is Christine and why is she in contrast to the other characters?

10. What is the real reason for Paul's irritation toward Pasternak, who is sleeping late in Paul's apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Holmes use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

How does Holmes use the literary technique of local color in GO: A NOVEL? What elements comprise local color? Give some examples of the local color in Manhattan establishments, in the characters, and in the events.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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