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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 word refers to the turning point marking a change, for the better or the worse?
(a) Denouement
(b) Climax
(c) Antagonism
(d) Exposition

2. In the courtroom, what is the jury trying to determine the paternity of?
(a) A brainwashed child
(b) A no-paternity pregnancy
(c) An orphan of the state
(d) A no-gravity pregnancy

3. Carl’s test results indicate that he is negative for what?
(a) AIDS
(b) Alcoholism
(c) Cancer
(d) Homosexuality

4. Who tells the story of a boy who literally cuts “a piece of ass” from a prostitute?
(a) AJ
(b) William Lee
(c) The Sailor
(d) Carl

5. Which of the following groups wants to cut off parts of their bodies to grow new people, called Replicas?
(a) The Senders
(b) The Factualists
(c) The Liquefactionists
(d) The Divisionists

Short Answer Questions

1. In what isolated area is the building in Chapter 16 located?

2. What is the name of the patient presented at the conference?

3. What does “Fats” Terminal learn in order to survive?

4. What kind of cigarettes does O’Brien smoke?

5. What is the name of the rubber penis used in the performance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolized through William’s description of the Island and the Zone?

2. How is the Exterminator described in “The Exterminator Does a Good Job”?

3. Why is William Lee unable to get his case heard in “The County Clerk”?

4. What is the point of the absurdity in “Islam Incorporated and the Parties of Interzone”?

5. What does the boy ask the Sailor for in “Coke Bugs”? What is the response?

6. Where is Queens Plaza located? How does this setting relate to the other settings in the novel?

7. How does William describe junkies destroying themselves physically and emotionally in “Have You Seen Pantopon Rose?”

8. How is the Old Court House described in “The County Clerk”? Where is it located?

9. What allegorical elements are seen in “Ordinary Men and Women”?

10. What different political groups are described in “Islam Incorporated and the Parties of Interzone”?

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