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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 does Dag call Andy from in Chapter 12?

2. What does Andy say Tobias brags about in Chapter 14?

3. What kind of car does Dag drive?

4. As Andy recalls in Chapter 4, after Dag won their bet, what did he do with the money?

5. What is the meaning of the Japanese phrase, "shin jin rui"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Andy tell us about Claire in Chapter 7?

2. What is the most prized possession of Andy's boss in Japan?

3. What historical challenge does Dag give to Margaret in Chapter 5?

4. At the beginning of the novel, what does Andy recall doing when he was fifteen years old?

5. What are the rules for story time among Andy and his friends, and why do they need rules?

6. In Chapter 1, what example does Andy give of Dag's considerate nature?

7. What does Andy say about his parents' house in Chapter 15?

8. In Chapter 12, what does Dag say about Scotty's Junction, Nevada?

9. In Dag's story in Chapter 12, what bothers Otis about the postcard he receives from a friend in New Mexico?

10. What does Andy slip into Dag's drink in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character Dag Bellinghausen. What are his defining character traits? What are his relationships with Andy and Claire like? Is Dag able to become a truth teller by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Claire Baxter. What are her defining character traits? What are her relationships like with Andy and Dag? What is her relationship like with Tobias and Elvissa? How does she grow throughout the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of metaphor in Generation X. How does Coupland's use of metaphors enhance the narrative? How does the use of metaphors reiterate the key themes of the novel?

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