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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. How does the person in #175 die in the subway?
2. Why could Hart not meet Margo at her apartment?
3. Paul's letters to Liza are filled with ______________________.
4. How many days prior to his death did the person in #175 break up with his girlfriend?
5. Who does Paul take home with him at the end of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Paul not even try to defend himself when Kathryn confronts him about his letters to Liza?
2. How does Agatson's death demonstrate the futility of the lives of all the characters?
3. What does Agatson's verbal attack on Verger mean and why does May even defend Agatson?
4. After the exhaustion of Hart's wildness, what does Paul begin to think about regarding another way of finding meaning in his life?
5. Instead of their immature treatment of Kathryn, what is really important to Paul and Pasternak?
6. What is significant about the questions asked by the characters?
7. What is the significance of the radio that Kathryn rejects and Stofsky accepts?
8. Why is the Go Hole not a place that Stofsky and some other characters do not feel comfortable going?
9. What impact does Hart's dalliance with Margo have on Dinah?
10. What is the significance of Ancke's constantly tidying up at Stofsky's apartment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Holmes' writing style. How is he different from other writers of his time? What are some of his characteristic writing techniques? Identify some examples of his classic style in GO: A NOVEL.
Essay Topic 2
Create a brief character study of Paul Hobbes. 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?
Essay Topic 3
Holmes uses beautifully descriptive language in the book to help his readers see his world from his perspective. Without referring to the book, describe Manhattan using only your recall of Holmes' descriptions. How do you visualize the city of Manhattan now that you have read Holmes' GO: A NOVEL?
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