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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. Who does Marla only recognize the narrator as?

2. Where do the narrator and Marla hide out so that the narrator cannot fall asleep?

3. For what reason does The Narrator tell Marla her life is in danger?

4. When does Marla say she saw the narrator shoot a man?

5. The Narrator gets on a bus with twenty men who have shaved heads. What are the men holding in their hands?

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. How was Tyler able to set up the different Fight Clubs, give other people chemical kisses and start Project Mayhem without the narrator knowing?

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

4. How does The Narrator find out that he killed Patrick Madden?

5. What is the narrator thinking about at the window of his exploded condominium and what stops him from stepping over the edge?

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

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

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

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

10. Why would the narrator rather see Raymond Hessel shot and dead than working in the convenience store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Tyler utilizes Space Monkeys in order to carry out the objectives for Project Mayhem - his plan for uprooting society and turning men back to their basic instincts within nature. Describe what Space Monkeys are, their initiation process into Project Mayhem, their homework assignments, their rules, etc. Do Space Monkeys and their tasks contradict the goal of Project Mayhem? Why, or why not? Cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Which character would prevail in our society: Tyler or the narrator? Why? Present your choice in a logical and clear thesis with supporting evidence from the text. Remember to use our society as the context and not the society in the book. Cite specific examples from the text. Bear in mind the character you do not choose and include a sound counter-argument to support your thesis.

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