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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. Why does the narrator's boss not allow him to do what he was planning to do?

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

3. What does the narrator describe as anarchy, guns and an explosion?

4. What does the narrator discover has happened when he returns home?

5. Where does the narrator first meet Tyler Durden?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tyler tell the narrator not to talk about him to Marla?

2. What is the triangle that the narrator mentions in the opening scene? Why are anarchy, guns and an explosion used to represent that triangle?

3. When the reader first encounters Bob, what does he look like and what does he represent?

4. Why can't the narrator cry when Marla is at the same support groups as him?

5. Why does the narrator start writing haikus to his coworkers?

6. What does the chemical kiss that Tyler burns into the narrator's hand mean?

7. What did Tyler do to Marla's mother that the narrator was so upset about?

8. How does the narrator realize that the first two rules of Fight Club are being broken?

9. After the narrator's boss finds the Fight Club rules, he and the narrator have a conversation. What does this conversation signify about the narrator?

10. What story does the narrator tell Marla to cheer her up when he finds a lump on her breast?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character would prevail in our society: Tyler or the narrator? Why? Present your choice in a logical and clear thesis with supporting evidence from the text. Remember to use our society as the context and not the society in the book. Cite specific examples from the text. Bear in mind the character you do not choose and include a sound counter-argument to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

At the Paper Street house, the narrator finds magazine articles about human organs talking in the first person. What significance do these articles have to the narrator? Society? What is the meaning of Palahniuk's inclusion of these articles in Fight Club? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

From the beginning to the end of the book, the narrator makes a full transition into Tyler Durden. True or false? Support your argument for this statement with specific examples from the text.

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