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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 color does Curtis say hummingbirds are particularly attracted to?
2. Where does Elvissa grow up?
3. In Chapter 23, what does Andy say he used to sow randomly in his parents' back yard?
4. What does Tyler read in the car on the way back from his and Andy's Christmas Eve shopping trip?
5. What does Andy credit with keeping him "level" in Chapter 20?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Andy explain about his father's health in Chapter 25?
2. In Chapter 17, what does Dag explain will be his memory of life on earth?
3. What does Claire intend to do with the stick she found on the street in New York?
4. When Andy and Tyler go shopping on Christmas Eve, why does Andy believe people are looking at them strangely?
5. What does Andy say is the kiss of death, personality-wise in Chapter 25?
6. In Chapter 20, what does Andy suggest is the best way to stop dogs from begging at the dinner table?
7. What does Andy tell Dag about a little Japanese girl he lived with in Chapter 29?
8. What is the significance of the title of the story Elvissa tells, "The Boy with the Hummingbird Eyes"?
9. In Chapter 23 when Andy wakes up in the early morning and sees his friends asleep around him, how does he feel?
10. What does Andy describe planing in his parents' back yard in Chapter 23?
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 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 3
Discuss the motif of materialism in Generation X. How do the main characters feel about materialism? In what way is materialism connected with the characters' families and the setting of the novel? What is a yuppie?
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