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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 accosts Carl when he leaves the doctor’s office?
(a) His wife
(b) William Lee
(c) A homosexual man
(d) His daughter

2. Who tells the story of a boy who literally cuts “a piece of ass” from a prostitute?
(a) William Lee
(b) AJ
(c) Carl
(d) The Sailor

3. How long has William been a junkie?
(a) 20
(b) 10
(c) 16
(d) 13

4. What is Dr. Schafer accused of practicing?
(a) Abortion
(b) Pedophilia
(c) Social rape
(d) Brain rape

5. What term refers to an organization of non-elected officials of a government or organization that implements the rules, laws, and functions of their institution?
(a) Clergy
(b) Democracy
(c) Theocracy
(d) Bureaucracy

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters dies from an overdose?

2. What color is Sailor’s felt hat?

3. What does Dr. Schafer refer to his live patient as?

4. Who directs the theater troupe performance in Chapter 11?

5. What is Hauser ordered to search for in William’s hotel room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrative perspective change in the courtroom scenes in the novel? What effect does this have?

2. How does William describe junkies destroying themselves physically and emotionally in “Have You Seen Pantopon Rose?”

3. How is the city of Interzone described?

4. What different political groups are described in “Islam Incorporated and the Parties of Interzone”?

5. Where is the Sailor in the beginning of “Coke Bugs”?

6. Where is Queens Plaza located? How does this setting relate to the other settings in the novel?

7. What is William’s case metaphorical of in “The County Clerk”?

8. Why is Carl Peterson called for a doctor’s appointment in “The Examination”? Who sees him?

9. Who are Aracknid and Andrew Keif?

10. What is the focus of the courtroom scene in “The Market”?

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