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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 is Texlahoma?

2. How is the mood of the abandoned suburb where the friends go to for a picnic described?

3. Which Monroe sister agrees to leave Texlahoma with Buck?

4. What nickname does Claire's family have for her?

5. How does Andy describe himself at age fifteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margaret tell Dag is the only reason people get up and go to work everyday?

2. What does Andy tell us about himself in Chapter 9?

3. Why does Claire choose the corner of Cottonwood and Sapphire Avenues for their picnic in Chapter 3?

4. What do Clair and Andy discuss about Dag after he gets in touch with them following his disappearance to Nevada?

5. In Chapter 4, what spurs Dag's Toronto boss, Martin, into a tirade directed at Dag?

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

7. How and when do Andy and Claire meet?

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

9. Summarize the story Andy tells about a man named Edward in Chapter 9.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the novel, literary fiction. What are the elements of this genre? Why is this novel an example of this genre?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the writing style of the novel Generation X. How does Coupland convey the tone of the novel? What techniques does Coupland use to connect the writing style with the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author of the novel, Douglas Coupland. What is his background and how does it relate to Generation X? Is he a Gen X'er?

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