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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 the narrator's boss at the hotel say to the narrator when he comes into his office?

2. What stops the narrator from jumping out of the window and killing himself?

3. While the narrator's boss is on vacation, what does he tell the narrator to do via email?

4. What does the narrator tell Raymond Hessel to do, or else he will kill him?

5. Why does Marla slap the narrator in the face when they meet after the Space Monkeys attempted to castrate him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator know that the police will be looking for him following the death of his boss?

2. 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?

3. Why does the narrator tell Marla to keep him awake and, in the event that he does fall asleep, follow him and take note of everything he does?

4. Why does Tyler blackmail his boss at the film projectionists union?

5. What is the purpose of the different committees within Project Mayhem?

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

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

8. What is the objective of Project Mayhem?

9. Why is Marla's life in danger now that she has been following the narrator as his split personality, Tyler?

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

The society that the narrator lives in is extremely similar to, if not the same, as the society that we live in today. True or false? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

In the initial scene of Fight Club, the narrator mentions anarchy, a gun and an explosion as representative of the triangle that links himself, Tyler and Marla. Based on your knowledge and understanding of the book, explain this triangle and why the narrator likens it to anarchy, a gun and an explosion. Who is what? Are either of the three characters supposed to represent one of these things at all? Would the book have been the same without one of the three? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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