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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. Where is the Vigilante sent for his crimes?

2. Who gets involved with a man who smokes tea?

3. What do the freed addicts raid once they are freed from the psychiatric hospital?

4. When was the Rime of the Ancient Mariner published?

5. What creatures feed off the Mugwumps?

Short Essay Questions

1. William looks down on the other passengers of the bus because they do not know anything about the drug subculture but pretend to in “And Start West.” Why is this significant to the novel’s themes?

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

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

4. What is symbolized by Dr. Benway’s operation in “Hospital”?

5. What does the character of Joselito represent symbolically?

6. What is symbolized by in Annexia and Freeland?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Hassan's Hospital in the narrative. What led to William being held at the hospital? What hallucinations does William describe for those undergoing withdrawal? What does Dr. Benway use as tools in his operation? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Benway relates to William his work at Freeland and Annexia. What commentary is being made through the example of Freeland? What about Annexiaa?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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