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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 refers to the act or process of ceasing to use an addictive drug?
(a) Withdrawal
(b) Interrogation
(c) Refusal Syndrome
(d) Antithesis

2. In what year was Naked Lunch originally published?
(a) 1981
(b) 1948
(c) 1969
(d) 1959

3. In Chapter 7, who does William claim is a junkie?
(a) The President
(b) The Mayor
(c) The Governor
(d) The Pope

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

5. Where does the sexual orgy take place in Chapter 9?
(a) Queens Plaza
(b) Hassan's Rumpus Room
(c) AJ's apartment
(d) Barnum and Bailey Circus

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following diseases is suffering from?

2. Where do two types of organisms meet and engage in drug deals in Chapter 6?

3. What piece of music does William hear in Chapter 7?

4. Where is Joselito’s diagnosing doctor from?

5. What color is the mist that comes from the pen and is inhaled by the Sailor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Willy at Hassan’s Hospital in “Hospital”? How is his situation described?

2. What is symbolized by the Professor’s lecture in “Campus of Interzone University”?

3. How is the setting of “Campus of Interzone University” described? What is the Professor lecturing about at the beginning of the chapter?

4. What is symbolized by in Annexia and Freeland?

5. How is the plot structure of “And Start West” different from the plot structures of the other vignettes in the novel?

6. How are the setting and characters described in the beginning of “Hassan’s Rumpus Room”?

7. What is symbolized by Dr. Benway’s operation in “Hospital”?

8. William looks down on the other passengers of the bus because they do not know anything about the drug subculture but pretend to in “And Start West.” Why is this significant to the novel’s themes?

9. What happens when William Lee meets Miguel in “Lazarus Go Home”?

10. What is the significance of Vigilante’s character in the novel? How does the Vigilante change?

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