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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. What is Arthur's last name?

2. Gene tactfully does not mention Paul's _____________________.

3. Why does Kathryn especially hate her job?

4. Why is Kathryn irritated at Paul when she returns home from work?

5. What is Paul and Kathryn's favorite restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the frantic behavior of the characters undermine their relationships with each other?

2. Describe the scene where Stofsky goes to see Waters in his flat and is picked up by the asylum attendants.

3. What does Paul's letter to someone named Liza signify for the plot?

4. Why are the characters unable to find any clarity or purpose to their lives?

5. What do Paul and Kathryn realize about their marriage and their life as they recover from the party the next day?

6. How are psychotherapy and writing compared and which seems to help the characters in the book?

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

8. What lessons does Kathryn learn regarding her father and his death?

9. What does the party at Stofsky's apartment serve as a metaphor for?

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

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 2

Restlessness takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Holmes' use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

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