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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 did Tyler do to the hostess the first time he sabotaged a dinner party?

2. What does the narrator do to cheer Marla up about the lump he found on her breast?

3. The narrator tells his boss to be careful who he shows the piece of paper to. What reason does he give for this?

4. What did Marla decide about cancer after finding her first lump?

5. Why is one of the narrator's bags delayed at the airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Tyler and the narrator first meet, how do their lives and personalities differ?

2. Why is Fight Club a males-only club?

3. Why does the narrator frequent support group meetings to rid himself of insomnia?

4. What does the narrator notice when the detective calls him and lists some of the materials there were used in his condo explosion?

5. Why does the narrator take delight in thinking of himself and Tyler as "dinner party saboteurs"?

6. What does Marla tell the narrator was her reason for not wanting to know about her breast cancer when she found the first lump?

7. How is the chemical kiss that Tyler gives the narrator also a symbol for Fight Club?

8. Why does airport security stop the narrator at the airport after one of his business trips?

9. Why does the narrator take delight in the demise of Chloe, a brain parasites support group regular?

10. What does the narrator's comment about his boss's tie and the day of the week signify?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the reader first meets the narrator, he is struggling with ongoing insomnia. Eventually, Tyler Durden emerges when the narrator is asleep and causes chaos within the narrator's life and society at large. Would this have happened had the narrator not been an insomniac? Did the narrator always have Tyler within him and, therefore, would he have come out at some point no matter what? Why, or why not? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Why was Fight Club created in the first place? What was the narrator's and Tyler's intention and meaning for Fight Club when it first started - in its purest form. What role was it meant to play within society? How did it morph into Project Mayhem, a complete eradication of society? Describe Fight Club's chronology within the book with specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, the narrator talks about death and wanting to die. At the end of the book, he pulls the trigger but does not actually die and lives on in a mental institution. What is the significance of death to the narrator and the book? Does death take on a different meaning at the book's end? Does it not? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

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