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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 is Hal's father's name?

2. What does the oiled guru like to do to people after they work out?

3. Who tapes the sale of urine samples at the tennis academy?

4. What does Ken watch as he waits for the woman to arrive with his delivery?

5. What grade is Hal in when he writes the essay, in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship do Mario and Hal have?

2. Who is Kate Gompert?

3. What role does Lyle play?

4. Why does Ken Erdedy cut all ties with his drug dealers, only to begin smoking again?

5. Who is Ken Erdedy?

6. Is James similar to his father?

7. What role does Millicent Kent play in Mario's life?

8. Why does Joelle try to overdose at Molly's party?

9. What does Mario want to Hal to tell him about sadness?

10. How do the deans react to Hal's communication skills?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Was James' genius a blessing or a curse?

Essay Topic 2

How is Joelle introduced to the reader? Why is the setting in which she is introduced significant? What conclusions can the reader draw immediately after Wallace introduces Joelle?

Essay Topic 3

Which character develops the most throughout Infinite Jest? How do you know?

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