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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 Victor's mother's idea of liberating the animals at the zoo?

2. Where does Denny have rocks stored in Victor's house? Select the best answer.

3. What is Denny building with his stones the first time Victor visits his building site?

4. What does the girl at the front desk do to Victor the third time he sees her?

5. Where does Paige take Victor so they can talk in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Gwen's ground rules for Victor to rape her?

2. Describe the message Victor receives from Dr. Marshall.

3. How does Ida Mancini die?

4. What is Victor's relationship with Tanya?

5. What does Ursula say about Denny while she and Victor are fooling around in the shed?

6. What do we learn about Victor's relationship with his mother during the final flashback chapter?

7. Why is Victor on television?

8. Describe how Victor makes an ear candle, and how he says it works.

9. What does Victor do to Paige before leaving the hospital?

10. What happens when Victor tells Ida he knows about being Jesus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ida teaches Victor the important lessons he won't learn in any school. Analyze the lessons Ida teaches Victor.

a. What are the lessons Ida teaches Victor?

b. Why does she say her lessons are important?

c. How have these lessons helped Victor?

d. How have the lessons hurt Victor?

Essay Topic 2

Symbolism is an important part of Choke.

a. What is Victor's choking symbolic of? How has it brought Victor and Ida closer together both when victor was young and as an adult?

b. What is Victor having anal beads stuck in his rectum symbolic of? What is symbolized when they come out?

c. What is the dental floss Paige uses on Victor symbolic of?

d. How is Victor's life at work symbolic of his real life?

Essay Topic 3

Traditionally in literature a wall symbolizes captivity. Denny's wall can be said to symbolize both freedom and captivity.

a. How does Denny's wall symbolize freedom?

b. How does the wall symbolize bondage?

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