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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 do the Space Monkeys on the bus try to do to the narrator?

2. What do the members of Project Mayhem do in remembrance of Bob?

3. What does the narrator wonder about when he sees all the acts of vandalism in the news?

4. What was Patrick doing for the mayor that caused him to be killed?

5. What stops the narrator from jumping out of the window and killing himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the goal that Raymond Hessel has and how does the narrator ensure he will achieve that goal?

2. Why does the narrator go through Raymond Hessel's wallet during his homework assignment?

3. What does the narrator find out is going on at home when he returns to the Paper Street house from the bar in Seattle?

4. Why does the narrator tell Marla to keep him awake and, in the event that he does fall asleep, follow him and take note of everything he does?

5. Why is Marla's life in danger now that she has been following the narrator as his split personality, Tyler?

6. How does The Narrator find out that he killed Patrick Madden?

7. How was Tyler able to set up the different Fight Clubs, give other people chemical kisses and start Project Mayhem without the narrator knowing?

8. What does the narrator do when his boss at the hotel attempts to fire him and why?

9. What is the point of Tyler's initiation process into Project Mayhem?

10. Who does the narrator call following his discovery about himself and Tyler being the same person, receiving more confirmation that it is true?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the initial scene of Fight Club, the narrator mentions anarchy, a gun and an explosion as representative of the triangle that links himself, Tyler and Marla. Based on your knowledge and understanding of the book, explain this triangle and why the narrator likens it to anarchy, a gun and an explosion. Who is what? Are either of the three characters supposed to represent one of these things at all? Would the book have been the same without one of the three? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The Narrator is assigned twelve human sacrifices and he starts with Raymond Hessel. What is the significance of the human sacrifices Project Mayhem assigns and how are they meant to function within Project Mayhem? Include your own opinion on whether or not you believe these sacrifices to be inherently good or bad (i.e., what does the narrator ultimately do for Raymond Hessel?). Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

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