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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 Mrs. Tsunimitsu claim?

2. What does Victor choke on the first time he is shown choking as an adult?

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

4. What does Victor tell Denny his mother has?

5. Many times, how does Victor pick a restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. Describe Victor's relationship with Nico.

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

6. What happens when Victor meets Paige Marshal in the chapel?

7. Why does Victor force himself to choke on his dinner?

8. Explain Victor's "Hero Book."

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

10. Describe Victor's relationship with his mother.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gwen asks Victor to rape her, but she has a long list of ground rules.

a. What does Victor do that Gwen doesn't want him to do while raping her?

b. Compare and contrast Victor's idea of rape with Gwen's.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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