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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. Where does the Lieutenant tell Hauser to go to do his pickup?
(a) The Anderson Hotel
(b) The Hotel Lamprey
(c) The Arlington Hotel
(d) The Chelsea Hotel

2. On what day does Fats siphon himself into The Plaza?
(a) Thursday
(b) Friday
(c) Monday
(d) Tuesday

3. In Chapter 12, the scene changes to a courtroom where the doctors are accused of killing a patient who had turned himself into what?
(a) A cockroach
(b) A housefly
(c) A centipede
(d) A turtle

4. How long has William been a junkie?
(a) 16
(b) 13
(c) 20
(d) 10

5. Who does the Party Leader discuss the market with?
(a) A priest
(b) AJ
(c) A nun
(d) His lieutenant

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl performing with the theater troupe?

2. Where does Andrew Keif live?

3. Along with Sailor, who hanged themselves in the Tombs?

4. What does Dr. Schafer refer to his live patient as?

5. What is William trying to avoid in his court case?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the Sailor take the boy in “The Exterminator Does a Good Job”? Why?

2. Why do Hauser and O’Brien pay a visit to William Lee in the novel?

3. Where is the Sailor in the beginning of “Coke Bugs”?

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

5. Where does William Lee go after shooting Hauser and O’Brien? Why?

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

7. How does the narrative perspective change in the courtroom scenes in the novel? What effect does this have?

8. How is the city of Interzone described?

9. What is symbolized by the courthouse and court system in “The County Clerk”?

10. What is William’s case metaphorical of in “The County Clerk”?

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