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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. How does the narrator know his boss is dead?

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

3. How does the narrator make sure Raymond Hessel will do as he says?

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

5. While traveling for business, what does the narrator ask the men he sees with beat-up faces?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator discover when he reaches his company's building following Bob's death and how does he know this?

4. What does the narrator tell the mechanic he wishes he had done before he died and why?

5. How does the narrator realize that he is Tyler Durden?

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

7. Why do members of Project Mayhem understand it is better to be shot and killed, which is what happened to Bob, than to go to jail?

8. Why are the members of Project Mayhem called Space Monkeys?

9. How did Tyler anticipate the narrator's meddling with Project Mayhem and what did he do to take care of it?

10. Why does Tyler blackmail his boss at the film projectionists union?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marla Singer is meant to represent everything that is wrong within society. She is Tyler's argument for why society must be defied and uprooted back to zero. Would you agree or disagree? Why? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, castration is a recurring theme. Discuss the meaning of castration in the novel in reference to society and its members, and explain how the term is used. Cite specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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