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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 Claire's brother's name?

2. Where do Claire and Tobias break up?

3. What does Andy say his memory of life on Earth is?

4. Where does Dag think an angel will take him when he dies?

5. In Chapter 20, what does Dag tell Andy he wants to do with his future?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dag do to the Aston Martin convertible that is parked not far from Larry's Bar?

2. What does Andy describe planing in his parents' back yard in Chapter 23?

3. What types of people are in attendance at Bunny Hollander's New Year's Eve party?

4. What does Andy say is the kiss of death, personality-wise in Chapter 25?

5. What does Andy tell Dag about a little Japanese girl he lived with in Chapter 29?

6. What memory of his parents does Tobias share in Chapter 17?

7. What does Claire intend to do with the stick she found on the street in New York?

8. How does Andy describe the MacArthurs in Chapter 20?

9. When Andy and Tyler go shopping on Christmas Eve, why does Andy believe people are looking at them strangely?

10. As he explains in Chapter 29, how does Dag think he will die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel Generation X. Why does Coupland choose Palm Springs as the setting for the novel? Why is it an appropriate setting to explore the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Andy's, Claire's, and Dag's transformation. Do they all grow and transform equally? How do their personal transformations come about? How are their transformations conveyed to the reader? What symbols and metaphors does the author use to illustrate these important events?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the climax of the novel. What happens, and why is it significant? How does it impact the protagonist?

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