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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 does the narrator tell Raymond Hessel to do, or else he will kill him?

2. When does Marla say she saw the narrator shoot a man?

3. What is the name of the mayor's envoy that The Narrator shot and killed?

4. How does the narrator know the members of Project Mayhem are keeping track of him?

5. For what reason does The Narrator tell Marla her life is in danger?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does The Narrator do when he learns that he killed Patrick Madden?

3. What is the purpose of the different committees within Project Mayhem?

4. What is the objective of Project Mayhem?

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. What does one of the Space Monkeys do while the rest are trying to hold the narrator down for castration?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, the narrator talks about death and wanting to die. At the end of the book, he pulls the trigger but does not actually die and lives on in a mental institution. What is the significance of death to the narrator and the book? Does death take on a different meaning at the book's end? Does it not? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Tyler utilizes Space Monkeys in order to carry out the objectives for Project Mayhem - his plan for uprooting society and turning men back to their basic instincts within nature. Describe what Space Monkeys are, their initiation process into Project Mayhem, their homework assignments, their rules, etc. Do Space Monkeys and their tasks contradict the goal of Project Mayhem? Why, or why not? Cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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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