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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 the subject of contraception becomes an argument, how does Brenda react?

2. What prevents them for seeing much of each other the next day?

3. What is Mrs. Patimkin doing while she is in the kitchen with Carlotta and Neil?

4. What does Brenda do the first morning Neil is in the house?

5. What effect does everything have on Neil at this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Neil see Harriet as a perfect match for Ron?

2. What is the underlying reason Harriet and Brenda go shopping in New York?

3. How does Neil view family members on both sides of the bridal couple?

4. What is foreshadowed while Neil is at he house alone while the Patimkins go to the airport for Harriet?

5. What is Neil's mood the fall after Brenda returns to school?

6. What is missing at the library now?

7. How does Brenda express her contempt for Harriet?

8. As Neil and Brenda talk, what changes in the way they describe their relationship?

9. How does Neil get his hopes up only to be dashed again?

10. What is odd about Neil's and Brenda's love making after she gets the diaphragm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper about how you feel about class consciousness. Express whether you think it still exists today. Be specific with your reasons and give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Write a paper about a Jewish wedding ceremony. For those who are not Jewish, there is plenty of material to research. Write specifically about the symbolism that takes place during the ceremony.

Essay Topic 3

In the time setting of GOOD-BYE COLUMBUS it is the 1950s when unmarried pregnant girls were pariahs but the boys involved were overlooked as boys just being boys. Write a paper on how you think the story of Neil and Brenda would be different today.

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