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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets involved with a man who smokes tea?
(a) Jennifer
(b) Sarah
(c) Jane
(d) Mary

2. The Vigilante is described as though he were located where in Chapter 2?
(a) An insane asylum
(b) His mother's house
(c) A church
(d) A courtroom

3. Where is Willy the Agent’s detoxification unit?
(a) Brooklyn Hospital
(b) Andersonville Hospital
(c) Freeland Hospital
(d) Hassan's Hospital

4. Which term refers to a drug addict, especially one addicted to heroin?
(a) Scullery
(b) Antagonist
(c) Psycho
(d) Junkie

5. At the orgy, what repeatedly sodomizes a young boy?
(a) A mugwump
(b) A reptile
(c) An ostrich
(d) A flamingo

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Vigilante change physically during his sentence?

2. What is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day?

3. NG Joe had a disorder in which death occurs during what?

4. What word does William claim is “English thief slang for inform”?

5. Where does William go to meet with Dr. Benway in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Sailor and “Fats” Terminal meet in “The Black Meat”? What takes place in their meeting?

2. How is the setting of “Campus of Interzone University” described? What is the Professor lecturing about at the beginning of the chapter?

3. What is symbolized by Dr. Benway’s operation in “Hospital”?

4. Why is Willy at Hassan’s Hospital in “Hospital”? How is his situation described?

5. How is Joselito described? Where is he in the beginning of the chapter named for him?

6. What are the two nonhuman creatures described by the author in “The Black Meat”?

7. How does William deal with the deaths of his friends in “The Rube”? Why is this significant?

8. How does the narrative style and plot structure change in “Hassan’s Rumpus Room”?

9. What is symbolized by in Annexia and Freeland?

10. What happens when William Lee meets Miguel in “Lazarus Go Home”?

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