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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. In Chapter 3, where is the group headed?
(a) Peru
(b) Guatemala
(c) Spain
(d) Mexico

2. Which of the following refers to a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind?
(a) Reality
(b) Hallucination
(c) Blind spot
(d) Interrogation

3. Which of the following is a white, crystalline, narcotic powder derived from morphine and formerly used as an analgesic and sedative?
(a) Hashish
(b) Cocaine
(c) Marijuana
(d) Heroin

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

5. When was the Rime of the Ancient Mariner published?
(a) 1852
(b) 1645
(c) 1919
(d) 1798

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads the patients at Dr. Benway’s psychiatric hospital being freed?

2. After leaving general surgery, which of the following did Dr. Benway specialize in?

3. Which of the following diseases is suffering from?

4. What subway train does William take uptown in Chapter 1?

5. William awaits the opening of what in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does William describe the Vigilante in terms of his “humanity”?

2. What are the two nonhuman creatures described by the author in “The Black Meat”?

3. Why do the Sailor and “Fats” Terminal meet in “The Black Meat”? What takes place in their meeting?

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

5. How does the narrative style and plot structure change in “Hassan’s Rumpus Room”?

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

7. How does William deal with the deaths of his friends in “The Rube”? Why is this significant?

8. What does the character of Joselito represent symbolically?

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

10. Where is William traveling in the beginning of “The Rube”? How does the Rube die?

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