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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. Where does Theresa fall in the order of her siblings?

2. How much time passes after the death before police get a confession?

3. What indignity does the suspect suffer on New Year's Eve?

4. What ailments does Theresa begin to experience near the end of the second semester?

5. What makes Gary decide to hit Theresa with an object?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the confession that proves to Theresa that Katherine is not perfect.

2. Discuss the evolution of one coffee break with Martin and Theresa.

3. Compare Theresa and Brigid's childhood characteristics.

4. Discuss the essay Martin challenges Theresa to write and the one she actually submits as her final project.

5. Explain Gary's relationship with George.

6. Discuss what Gary tells police about why he first notices Theresa in the bar.

7. Discuss Gary's reactions when he hears the doorbell ringing while he is in Theresa's apartment.

8. Discuss the role Theresa's scar plays in her sexual relationship with Martin.

9. What is Martin's wife's occupation and what disgusts Theresa about it?

10. Discuss the size of Theresa's family and the ages of her and her siblings.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the conflict and the crisis in Looking for Mr. Goodbar. How are the conflict and crisis in the story different and what are there similarities?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the era in which Looking for Mr. Goodbar is set. Why was this novel controversial for its time? What important social issues does it address?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the differences between major and minor characters in literature. Discuss Theresa as a major character and select two other characters to analyze as minor characters. How does Theresa fit the definition of major character? How do the minor characters fit the definition?

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