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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is typical of The Vigilantes early?

2. What is the university campus full of?

3. Who gets the whole group caught by the police in Chapter 3?

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

5. What part of their body are Mugwumps missing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is symbolized by in Annexia and Freeland?

3. How is Dr. Benway viewed by those around him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reality versus hallucination is another major theme in the novel. How would you categorize the parts of the novel that describe the plot of “real” events versus the parts of the novel that might be visions or hallucinations?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the reality of the drug addict in the narrative. What physical changes does the author describe? How do the characters change socially as they use and stop using drugs?

Essay Topic 3

Naked Lunch explores several themes, including drugs and homosexuality. How do the drug and homosexual subcultures of the 1950s mix in the novel? How are these related to the other themes?

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