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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. Which man in Theresa's life had an affair with a Jesuit priest?

2. What depresses Theresa about the Thanksgiving holiday?

3. Who does Theresa meet at Luther's?

4. When does Theresa decide to move from Brooks' house?

5. In what career field does Victor work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the first time James and Theresa make love.

2. Katherine looks to Theresa as someone to whom she can confess. What does Katherine confess in the November after Theresa moves away from the Bronx?

3. What is Theresa's relationship with Victor?

4. How does Theresa deal with James teasing that he wants to marry her?

5. Discuss the use of marijuana in Theresa's life when she lives in Manhattan.

6. Discuss how the Thanksgiving break changes Katherine.

7. Discuss why Theresa asks Gary to leave her apartment.

8. Discuss the regular dating arrangement Theresa has developed until Victor comes along.

9. What is Theresa's concern about going to his mother's party with Tony? What does he tell her about her concern?

10. Why does Theresa decide to leave the Bronx?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the mental impact of Theresa's childhood physical illness on the decisions she made as an adult. How does her childhood illness affect her decisions regarding sex, marriage and family?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's writing experience and her successes of this book and others.

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