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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. When the narrator comes back to the Paper Street house, what is he afraid of seeing in the refrigerator?

2. Who else does the narrator learn is involved in the plan with the Space Monkeys when the bus is stopped?

3. Why are members of Project Mayhem happier to be shot and killed than to be arrested?

4. What is the mechanic holding while on the bus with the narrator?

5. What does the bartender tell the narrator he was asking about the previous week?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do members of Project Mayhem understand it is better to be shot and killed, which is what happened to Bob, than to go to jail?

2. What is the objective of Project Mayhem?

3. How does Tyler say he settled the problem with the Seattle police and their cracking down on Fight Club?

4. What does the narrator realize following Bob's death?

5. What does one of the Space Monkeys do while the rest are trying to hold the narrator down for castration?

6. Why does the narrator go through Raymond Hessel's wallet during his homework assignment?

7. What does the narrator find out is going on at home when he returns to the Paper Street house from the bar in Seattle?

8. What does the narrator discover when he reaches his company's building following Bob's death and how does he know this?

9. Who does the narrator call following his discovery about himself and Tyler being the same person, receiving more confirmation that it is true?

10. What does the narrator tell the mechanic he wishes he had done before he died and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, castration is a recurring theme. Discuss the meaning of castration in the novel in reference to society and its members, and explain how the term is used. Cite specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

The narrator's and Marla's infatuation with death began much earlier than Fight Club. At one point in the narrator's life he thought he had cancer. The same goes for Marla, except she actually does have cancer. How is death significant to both of these characters' lives, but in different ways? How do they view death? Are their views similar, or different? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Marla Singer is meant to represent everything that is wrong within society. She is Tyler's argument for why society must be defied and uprooted back to zero. Would you agree or disagree? Why? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

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