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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. What request does Brenda make of Neil in the store room?

2. What does Neil hear coming from Ron's room one night?

3. What is Aunt Gladys doing during this time?

4. What excuse does Brenda make for her mother's behavior?

5. What complaint does Mr. Patimkin make to Neil?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the domestic scene between Brenda and Neil the following morning.

2. What is the result of Neil's prayer in St. Patrick's cathedral?

3. What does Brenda show Neil behind a door in his room he thought was a closet?

4. What is the somber occasion between Neil and Brenda the day after the wedding?

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

6. What is making Mr. Patimkin sad about bringing Ron into the family business?

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

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

9. How does Mrs. Patimkin again use Neil as sort of a servant?

10. What is the situation behind the argument over the diaphragm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In GOOD-BYE COLUMBUS the question of the diaphragm had to do with unwanted pregnancies. Today there are additional concerns regarding protection. Write your opinion of how different the attitudes of Neil and Brenda might be today.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Aunt Gladys in a paper that discusses her attitude toward the Patimkins who no longer live above their store. Explain whether you think she might have a different perspective if Uncle Max had become wealthy like Mr. Patimkin.

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