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

2. What word refers to the receiving of pleasure from acts involving the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation?

3. What does the Professor encourage his students to express freely in Chapter 10?

4. Who does The Sailor meet with to arrange the sale of a drug in tubes and eggs?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How are the setting and characters described in the beginning of “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. What is symbolized by in Annexia and Freeland?

8. What is symbolized by the disease Bang-utot in the narrative?

9. What does the character of Joselito represent symbolically?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of mind control and its uses. When was mind control first developed? What implications does the author give regarding the mind control of individuals within mainstream society?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of Interzone University and the character of the Professor. What does the Professor symbolize in the novel? How is he described?

Essay Topic 3

William’s character is based upon the real life and experiences of author William S. Burroughs. How does the book mirror William S. Burroughs' real life experiences, including running from the law, traveling to exotic locations, and becoming involved in underground drug and homosexual cultures?

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