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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does William go to meet with Dr. Benway in Chapter 4?
(a) Australia
(b) Interzone
(c) Freeland
(d) Queens

2. What is Dr. Benway’s new project called?
(a) Amsterdam Incorporated
(b) Smithson Company
(c) Islam Incorporated
(d) International Diatribe

3. What do the freed addicts raid once they are freed from the psychiatric hospital?
(a) Electronics stores
(b) Drug stores
(c) Pet stores
(d) Candy stores

4. What word refers to the receiving of pleasure from acts involving the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation?
(a) Sadomasochism
(b) Misogyny
(c) Pedophilia
(d) Androgyny

5. What is the university campus full of?
(a) Barnyard animals
(b) Mugwumps
(c) Reptiles
(d) Ostriches

6. Where is the Vigilante sent for his crimes?
(a) A state prison
(b) A federal prison
(c) A federal psychiatric hospital
(d) An international circus

7. William imagines a conversation between an Inspector and whom in Chapter 8?
(a) A priest
(b) A dentist
(c) A reporter
(d) A taxidermist

8. What word does William claim is “English thief slang for inform”?
(a) Junk
(b) Cat-out
(c) Grass
(d) Conspire

9. What piece of music does William hear in Chapter 7?
(a) I Wanna Hold Your Hand
(b) The Star Spangled Banner
(c) Sweet Sixteen
(d) God Bless America

10. Where does Jane die?
(a) Mexico
(b) Wisconsin
(c) New York
(d) Sao Paulo

11. Which term refers to a drug addict, especially one addicted to heroin?
(a) Junkie
(b) Antagonist
(c) Scullery
(d) Psycho

12. What subway train does William take uptown in Chapter 1?
(a) The E Train
(b) The F Train
(c) The A Train
(d) The D Train

13. What color trench coat is the man wearing that follows William in Chapter 1?
(a) Gray
(b) Tan
(c) White
(d) Green

14. What is William S. Burroughs’s middle name?
(a) Stephen
(b) Samuel
(c) Seward
(d) Stanley

15. NG Joe had a disorder in which death occurs during what?
(a) Nighttime erections
(b) Drug use
(c) Daylight hours
(d) Exposure to moonlight

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the act or process of ceasing to use an addictive drug?

2. According to William, what is lost during both the using of drugs and the forced rehabilitation of a person?

3. Who discusses Joselito’s treatment options with the doctor?

4. How does the Vigilante change physically during his sentence?

5. In Chapter 3, where is the group headed?

(see the answer keys)

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