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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 does Ron ask Neil if he would like to listen to?
2. What prevents them for seeing much of each other the next day?
3. What is Aunt Gladys doing during this time?
4. What does Brenda bring along the next time they go to the track?
5. What does Brenda do the first morning Neil is in the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the result of Neil's prayer in St. Patrick's cathedral?
2. What key event happens in Ron's room?
3. Is there something shallow about the discussion of religion between Mrs. Patimkin and Neil? Explain.
4. What problem does Brenda admit to Neil?
5. What is foreshadowed while Neil is at he house alone while the Patimkins go to the airport for Harriet?
6. What turns out to be the rush to get Ron married to Harriet?
7. How does Brenda express her contempt for Harriet?
8. Describe the domestic scene between Brenda and Neil the following morning.
9. What is making Mr. Patimkin sad about bringing Ron into the family business?
10. Why does Brenda get upset in the storage room?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A tennis player who became famous about the time Mrs. Patimkin was a state champion was a woman who came to be called Gorgeous Gussie Moran. Look up information on her and write a few paragraphs on her impact on women's tennis and what you think Mrs. Patimkin might have thought of her.
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
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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