View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What announcement does Stofsky make to Paul one day?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe the people at Stofsky's party?

3. Stofsky begins to wonder if God could be __________________.

4. Kathryn's support of Gene and Christine's affair shows that _______________________.

5. Why does Kathryn not want to go to David's party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chapter 2 reveal about Paul and Kathryn's marriage and the strain that Paul's hopeful writing career places on it?

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

3. Why do the characters at the party revel in the excitement of it?

4. What does the aimless behavior of the characters signify in the book?

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

6. How does the budding romance between Pasternak and Christine begin to mirror that of Paul and Kathryn's marriage?

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

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

9. What is the premise of GO?

10. How does the author show that Kathryn is more mature than Paul?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Holmes is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony. Briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Kathryn Hobbes. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her during her lifetime?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of David Stofsky. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him during his lifetime?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,160 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample