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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. For what does Burroughs criticize the original publisher?

2. Of what does Bill complain that his apartment smells?

3. What plant does Bill read about in this chapter?

4. What does Burroughs present in Appendix 1?

5. What do the police find in Bill's car?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bill decide to flee to Mexico?

2. Describe Bill's time in Texas in Section 8.

3. Why do Pat and Bill decide to stop selling drugs?

4. What does Bill say happens to time when using morphine?

5. Describe Bill's arrest.

6. Of what does Appendix 3 consist?

7. What is Bill's situation by the end of this segment?

8. Describe the drug trade in Mexico.

9. What is the purpose of what seems an irrelevant segment?

10. What does Bill do after he is released from prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Burroughs use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Junky is written in the first person with Bill Lee as narrator. Why do you think Burroughs chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the third person?

Essay Topic 3

Junky is said to be based on Burroughs' own experiences. Examine Burroughs' life and compare it the events that take place in Junky.

1) Why is the book not looked upon as strictly non-fiction?

2) What events in the novel do you think are purely fiction? Why does Burroughs fictionalize these parts in particular?

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