Infinite Jest Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Infinite Jest Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Joelle attempt to get James to stop doing?
(a) Making films.
(b) Snorting cocaine.
(c) Drinking alcohol.
(d) Smoking marijuana.

2. What do the Wheelchair Assassins want to obtain?
(a) Mario's films.
(b) Hal's drugs.
(c) The mysterious tape.
(d) Orin's athletic skills.

3. What is Hugh Steeply's occupation?
(a) Secret agent.
(b) Traffic cop.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Banker.

4. Which character in the Incandenza family appears the most stable in personality?
(a) Orin.
(b) Hal.
(c) Mario.
(d) James.

5. What has happened to several people who watch the mysterious tape?
(a) They die of exhaustion.
(b) They die of starvation.
(c) They go into a catatonic state.
(d) They disappear.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joelle attempt to kill herself at a party?

2. According to Orin, who is the most beautiful girl in the world?

3. During a friend's party, where does Joelle attempt to kill herself?

4. Why was Hal admitted to the emergency room after his interview?

5. Who gathers the records for each patient at Ennet House?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Orin being followed?

2. Why do many of the Enfield students use drugs?

3. Why does Ken Erdedy cut all ties with his drug dealers, only to begin smoking again?

4. What kind of relationship did Joelle and Orin have?

5. What events led to Orin's football career?

6. Do the students at Enfield face any consequences for their drug use?

7. In Chapters 21 - 25, what kind of relationship do Orin and Hal have?

8. Who is Joelle Van Dyne?

9. What advice do the older tennis students have for the younger students and what purpose does it serve?

10. Why does Joelle try to overdose at Molly's party?

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