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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 the name of the doctor the narrator meets in the hall?

2. When Victor visits his mother in Chapter 3, who does she think he is?

3. What does Dr. Marshall say when Victor tells her he is a recovering sex addict?

4. Why does the narrator go to the church?

5. What does the narrator say to do with this book in the first line?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Victor is questioned at the police station as a boy?

2. Describe Victor's relationship with his mother.

3. What causes Victors mother to say to Victor, "Oh, blessed Father. Holy Father. Oh, please forgive me?"

4. Describe Victor's relationship with Nico.

5. What is Victor's opinion of his mother's well-being?

6. What aspects does Victor take into consideration when selecting a restaurant?

7. Why does Paige Marshall assume Victor is not attracted to her?

8. Explain the connection Victor makes in Chapter 15 when he and his mother are in the stalled car and the pornography he saw as a child.

9. Why does Victor say that Colonial Dunsboro and St. Anthony's are both trapped in the past?

10. Why would the narrator of the book start by saying not to read the book? What does this suggest about the narrator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Victor believes he is the second coming of Jesus Christ at one point in the novel.

a. Why does Victor believe this?

b. What is Victor's initial response to this?

c. What is his response after he's had time to think about it?

d. Why does his outlook change?

Essay Topic 2

Dependence is a common theme of Choke as well as addictions. How are each of the following dependent on one another?

a. Young Victor and his mother.

b. Adult Victor and Ida Mancini.

c. Denny and Victor.

Essay Topic 3

Victor and Denny are introduced as having sex addictions.

a. What other addictions do each of them have?

b. How do each of these addictions affect their lives compared to their sex addiction?

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