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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. When Paul cannot concentrate on his book, he goes out because he is ______________.

2. Who is the young mother who Paul and Kathryn meet at the party?

3. What does Verger bring to Paul and Kathryn's party?

4. Paul tells Kathryn that it is _________________ for her to be attracted to someone else.

5. Why does Kathryn especially hate her job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the premise of GO?

3. Why is it not out of place for someone like Stofsky to talk about psychological issues during this time period?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The author begins the story in the present day and tells the story through some flashbacks. Why did he choose to tell his story this way? In what way is a flashback technique more interesting for a reader? In what ways is it more complicated?

Essay Topic 3

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

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