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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. To what drug did Bill become addicted?

2. What does Bill replace the heroin with every time he takes a shot from the bottle?

3. Which character dislikes Lee immediately?

4. Where is Bill arrested in this segment?

5. What is in the boxes Norton gives to Bill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gains not care about their dealer shortselling them?

2. What is Bill's opinion on marijuana?

3. Why is Herman arrested?

4. Describe the fight that occurs in the opening ten pages.

5. What is the difference between Burroughs' use of dialogue when talking to the police and his use of dialogue when talking to friends?

6. Describe the character of Nick.

7. What is Bill's opinion of heroin dealers?

8. In what way could the novel be said to be junk driven?

9. Describe Bill's early life.

10. What happens to all the characters mentions in the first 20 pages?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do the students think Burroughs refrains from giving the narrator's wife a real name? What does it say about their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Write a 500-word essay either in support or against the following statement: Junky loses its impact as a important document about drug addiction due to its cult status.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Burroughs' writing style. How would you describe Burroughs' prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Burroughs' style give to the story?

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