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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 Hart make Dinah bleed?

2. Why does Christine call Paul?

3. Where does Dinah go the day after her fight with Hart?

4. How does the person in #175 die in the subway?

5. Stofsky says that Paul is ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Agatson's party the worst one in the entire novel?

2. After the exhaustion of Hart's wildness, what does Paul begin to think about regarding another way of finding meaning in his life?

3. Why does Paul feel the need to call Estelle?

4. How does Stofsky try to mend the group after the departure of Hart and Pasternak?

5. How do Paul and Pasternak feel about the tension between them regarding Pasternak's affair with Kathryn?

6. Instead of their immature treatment of Kathryn, what is really important to Paul and Pasternak?

7. What does Agatson's verbal attack on Verger mean and why does May even defend Agatson?

8. Why doesn't Paul mail the letters he writes to Liza?

9. Why does Paul not even try to defend himself when Kathryn confronts him about his letters to Liza?

10. Why is the Go Hole not a place that Stofsky and some other characters do not feel comfortable going?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stofsky spends some alone time throughout the novel to contemplate his life. What does he think about? What conclusions does he arrive at? Explain why he is in a contemplative mood at this point in time.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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