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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. Who wrote the advertisement that Denny shows Victor?

2. What does Victor tell his mother when she asks how he is doing?

3. Why does Victor choke himself?

4. Where does Denny tell Victor he will find the answers he seeks?

5. What is Denny actually carrying when he comes to Victor's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Victor know about Paige Marshall in the first part of this book?

2. Describe Victor's relationship with Nico.

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

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

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

6. What does Ida do while walking around neighborhoods to get high for free?

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

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

9. What are Victor and Denny each doing at the strip club?

10. What does the newspaper advertisement say that Denny shows Victor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Palahniuk's books are known for his plot twists.

a. What does Victor learn about Paige Marshall? What does this revelation do to the plot of Choke?

b. What does he learn about his true origins? How does this information move the plot of Choke?

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

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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