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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. Whom does the narrator meet at this support group?

2. What did security find in the narrator's bag?

3. Who thwarts the narrator's attempts to find relief at the support groups?

4. Who came to the Regent Hotel after Tyler picked up Marla?

5. How does the narrator realize it is Tuesday while his boss reads from the paper he found in the copy machine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Tyler urinate into the soup at the banquet for dignitaries?

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

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

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

7. Where does the narrator's jealousy about Marla and Tyler come from?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is the character in the mental institution at the end of Fight Club? Tyler, or the narrator? Based on the struggle between the two characters for power, which character would make the most sense? Support your answer with specific examples from the text, presenting a clear and cohesive argument.

Essay Topic 2

Tyler uses lye to burn a kiss-shaped scar into the back of the narrator's hand. It eventually becomes the brand of Fight Club. Using the scene between Tyler and the narrator, explain what the chemical kiss is and what it means to Fight Club and its mission. Cite other moments in the text where the chemical kiss makes an appearance. Is its meaning the same in those instances? Explain the significance of the ritualistic branding in Fight Club.

Essay Topic 3

The narrator's and Marla's infatuation with death began much earlier than Fight Club. At one point in the narrator's life he thought he had cancer. The same goes for Marla, except she actually does have cancer. How is death significant to both of these characters' lives, but in different ways? How do they view death? Are their views similar, or different? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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