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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 does the narrator claim all of his co-workers are addicted to?

2. When does Dr. Marshall say Victor's mother went delusional?

3. What connection does Victor make about Colonial Dunsboro and St. Anthony's?

4. According to Paige Marshall, what was stolen from under the priest's bed?

5. Who does Paige Marshall say has told her about Victor's sexual encounters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mrs. Tsunimitsu recognizes Victor as someone her son saved from choking?

2. Why does Denny have a rock when he arrives at Victor's house?

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

4. What does Victor do when the girl leaves the front desk at St. Anthony's?

5. Describe the conversation Victor and Paige have the first time they see each other after Victor runs out on Paige at the chapel.

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

7. What does Victor do to try and learn his mother's secret?

8. Describe Victor's relationship with his mother.

9. In what case does Dr. Marshall tell Victor that he may be his own father?

10. Explain some of the codes that Ida tells Victor are the important lessons in life.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Victor wants to know who his father is, so Paige Marshall reads his mother's diary.

a. What does Paige tell Victor the Diary says about him?

b. In what ways does Victor reject this news?

c. In what ways does Victor embrace this news?

Essay Topic 2

People with addictions are often experts of denial. Victor is no exception.

a. Explain how Victor's explanation of step 4 of his 12 step program could be seen as denial.

b. Explain how denial consumes Victor after Paige tells him his mother thinks he is the second coming of Christ.

Essay Topic 3

Chuck Palahniuk is known for his minimalist writing. Discuss each of the following devises in the context of how it contributed to literary minimalism.

a. Palahniuk's use of "See also: . . . " For example, "See also: Hypothermia. See also: Typhoid Fever."

b. Palahniuk also uses the phrase " . . . is not the right word, but it's the first word to come to mind" frequently in Choke.

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