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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. Where are Tyler and the narrator at the beginning of the novel?

2. What does the narrator infer when he sees what is in the toilet at the Paper Street house?

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

4. Which member of the brain parasites support group does the narrator learn has died?

5. What are the people on the floors below Tyler and the narrator doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was Tyler's first civil disobedience act that the narrator recalls while in the stopped elevator?

10. How is Tyler's soap production another rebellion against society, specifically, women?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the narrator's concept of the single-serving life and its significance to his own life. What kind of social commentary does the narrator provide with this term? How are his feelings on wanting to die linked to the single-serving life? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

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