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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. Who does William offer to set up when speaking with Hauser and O’Brien?

2. How long has William been a junkie?

3. What does the Sailor use to cook heroin?

4. Where does Carl admit to having had homosexual contact?

5. What does Andrew Keif do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Carl Peterson called for a doctor’s appointment in “The Examination”? Who sees him?

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

4. How does the author broach the theme of reality versus hallucination in “The Examination”?

5. How does Dr. Schafer differ from Dr. Benway?

6. How is the city of Interzone described?

7. What does the Party Leader discuss in “Ordinary Men and Women”?

8. What do the different political groups symbolize in “Islam Incorporated and the Parties of Interzone”?

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

10. Who are Aracknid and Andrew Keif?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel was the first of its kind to use graphic, sexual language. As a reader, what is the effect of the graphic descriptions of sex and violence? How would these factors contribute to the initial public reception of the book in the 1950s?

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

Discuss the pop culture influences of Naked Lunch. What musicians and bands have named themselves from characters or events in the novel? What does this say about the novel’s impact on American subculture and mainstream culture?

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