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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 Hal's father's name?
2. Where is Orin in Chapter 13?
3. Where did Orin go to college?
4. What is the name of Wardine's mother's boyfriend?
5. Who does Jim's mother love?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Don Gately?
2. What does Lyle's enjoyment of licking sweat symbolize?
3. What kind of relationship did Joelle and Orin have?
4. Who is Wardine?
5. What happens in Chapter 3, when Hal is 10-years-old?
6. What events led to Orin's football career?
7. What kind of relationship did James seem to have with his sons?
8. In Chapters 21 - 25, what kind of relationship do Orin and Hal have?
9. What advice do the older tennis students have for the younger students and what purpose does it serve?
10. Describe Hal Incandenza.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Wallace create a dramatic opening sequence in the beginning of Infinite Jest? What is the purpose of opening so dramatically?
Essay Topic 2
Of the Incandenza brothers, which is the most emotionally and psychologically stable? Why do you believe this is so?
Essay Topic 3
Why do Don and Joelle connect? What elements of their histories and current treatment parallel each other? Why is Don so interested in Joelle?
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