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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 calls while they watch the news broadcast?

2. What happens when the officer squeezes Victor around the waste and hits him on the back?

3. What does the woman Victor is with at work say people think Denny is building?

4. What is the girl whose house Victor waits in named?

5. Why are Victor, Denny, and Beth watching the broadcast of Victor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Ida dies?

2. What is different about Victor's encounter with Leeza after he is told he has divine origins than his other encounters with her?

3. What does Victor ponder about Jesus with Denny?

4. How does Paige respond when Victor asks her if she is believing all this stuff about him being the second coming of Christ?

5. What happens when Paige attempts to help save Ida?

6. How does Victor's rape of Gwen end?

7. Why are Victor and Denny walking around the neighborhood in Chapter 26?

8. What did Ida Mancini do as a sex therapist?

9. What does Victor do when Nico hands him her bra the second time he is shown with her?

10. What does Ida say about Victor's love life?

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

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 3

Victor and Denny get into an argument about what Denny is building.

a. What is Victor's side of the argument?

b. What is Denny's side of the argument?

c. How does each character's side of the argument relate to the theme of freedom?

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