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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. Which of the following is *Rico* assigned to sell?

2. With which of the following does Part III begin?

3. To which of the following are Thurwar and Staxxx assigned?

4. Which of the following is the first to pose Staxxx a question?

5. Whose tent does Simon occupy initially?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sunset note not being able to face the outside world?

2. How had Thurwar adjusted Staxxx’s training regimen in the weeks leading up to their fight?

3. How does Wil react to Emily’s shock at Simon’s entry into the bloodsport?

4. What had St. Jean done in prison?

5. Why did Thurwar engage in a hunger strike?

6. To what does Gunny ascribe the popularity of Thurwar and Staxxx?

7. What is reported as a reaction to the Influencer by some who experience it?

8. Why does Mari enlist Nile to take her to Thurwar’s penultimate fight?

9. What does Young ask in advance of his first fight alongside Simon?

10. How does Mari manage to get her sign into the arena for Thurwar’s penultimate fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the protagonist and her fellow combatants are driven away from a match, a skunk steps onto the road in front of them. It could have been any animal; what effect on the narrative does the choice of the animal being a skunk have? How is that effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-naming scheme at work in Chain-Gang All-Stars? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the novel supports the paratextual divisions that are in place?

Essay Topic 3

Of the punishments inflicted on people in the novel, which is the worst? Why is it the worst?

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