Paul's Case

Who wrote Paul's Case?

• John Cheever
• Willa Cather
• Marshall Peters
• The Brothers Grimm

How did Paul keep his father from fetching him from New York?

• He hopped on a moving train to escape.
• He kills himself.
• He sells all he has and gets a ticket to London.
• He stays at his friend's house in NYC.

How does Paul lose his job as an usher?

• He slaps a teacher.
• He backtalks to his teachers.
• He insults his father.
• He threatens someone in the audience.

What is Paul's last emotion at the end of the story?

• Joy.
• Regret.
• Anger.
• Ambivalence.

Why does Paul sneak into his basement after staying late for a concert in Pittsburgh?

• He did not want to be scolded by his dad.
• He dreaded to see his dreary room.
• He wanted a thrill.
• He lost his key in the concert hall.

Who does Paul spend a night with in NYC?

• A famous concert musician.
• A German tourist.
• A college student.
• The police.

How does Paul get the money to spend in NYC?

• He uses the money he earned as an usher.
• He takes his father's wallet.
• He goes on a bank robbing rampage.
• He steals a firm's deposit.

Why does Paul despise his teachers?

• They assign a huge amount of work at the end of the marking period.
• He feels suffocated and bored at school.
• He is often blamed for unrelated problems.
• They all hate music.

Which best symbolizes death?

• The buried carnation blossom.
• Bleak, boring Cordelia Street.
• Carnegie Hall.
• Paul's father arriving in New York.

How does Paul try to prove he finds his peers trivial?

• He speaks in third-person.
• He insults anyone who speaks to him. 
• He brags about his connections and makes up plans.
• He refuses to speak to any of them.