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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 Hart need to borrow money from Paul?

3. At the news office, Stofsky writes a verse about __________________.

4. Who is Stofsky's former literature professor?

5. What had Hart done two years earlier while taking the drug in #97?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the other characters so fascinated by the arrival of Hart Kennedy?

2. Why does the author position the grubby young man at the wharfside bar?

3. Why is Paul unaware of his true feelings about Kathryn?

4. What is the significance of Ancke's constantly tidying up at Stofsky's apartment?

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

6. How does Agatson's death demonstrate the futility of the lives of all the characters?

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

8. What is it about Hart that makes him become the group's leader?

9. How do Winnie and Little Rock disrupt the dynamic of the group?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast Paul and Pasternak. What do they have in common? What are their primary differences? Why are their differences classic examples of conflict in drama? What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two characters?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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