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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. After he quits his office job, what label does Dag give himself and his new lifestyle?
2. What does Mrs. Monroe invite Buck to watch on TV?
3. In Chapter 4, what bet does Andy recall Dag making with him one night at work?
4. In Chapter 1, what does Claire talk about wanting to buy when she was on her "date from hell"?
5. In Chapter 13, why does Andy say he and Dag are envious of Tobias?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where are Andy, Dag, and Claire all originally from, and why does Andy say it doesn't matter?
2. How does Dag describe himself when he worked in advertising?
3. In Dag's story in Chapter 12, what bothers Otis about the postcard he receives from a friend in New Mexico?
4. Why does Claire choose the corner of Cottonwood and Sapphire Avenues for their picnic in Chapter 3?
5. What do Clair and Andy discuss about Dag after he gets in touch with them following his disappearance to Nevada?
6. How and when do Andy and Claire meet?
7. At the beginning of the novel, what does Andy recall doing when he was fifteen years old?
8. What does Buck ask each of the Monroe girls to do?
9. Why does Dag hope Charlene was the one who had to clean out his desk after he quit his job?
10. In Chapter 1, what does Andy say worries him about his dogs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the characters' hesitance with sharing their personal truths. How are the stories that Andy, Dag, and Claire tell one another only partly truthful? Why do these characters avoid sharing their personal stories with their closest friends? How do these characters grow in this regard as the novel progresses? By the end of the novel are these characters about to tell the whole truth, or do they continue to disguise the truth?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Coupland's use of irony. How does Coupland use irony to reiterate the themes of the novel?
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