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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 does the narrator infer when he sees what is in the toilet at the Paper Street house?

2. What did the telegram that Tyler sent Marla's mother say?

3. What does Tyler ask the narrator never to do concerning Marla?

4. What does the narrator start faxing to his coworkers?

5. Whom does the narrator meet at this support group?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator's comment about his boss's tie and the day of the week signify?

2. What does Marla tell the narrator was her reason for not wanting to know about her breast cancer when she found the first lump?

3. How is the chemical kiss that Tyler gives the narrator also a symbol for Fight Club?

4. Why does the narrator frequent support group meetings to rid himself of insomnia?

5. Where does the narrator's jealousy about Marla and Tyler come from?

6. Why does airport security stop the narrator at the airport after one of his business trips?

7. When the narrator confronts Marla about being a "tourist" at the support groups, how does Marla respond?

8. What story does the narrator tell Marla to cheer her up when he finds a lump on her breast?

9. Why does the narrator take delight in the demise of Chloe, a brain parasites support group regular?

10. When Tyler and the narrator first meet, how do their lives and personalities differ?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator's and Marla's infatuation with death began much earlier than Fight Club. At one point in the narrator's life he thought he had cancer. The same goes for Marla, except she actually does have cancer. How is death significant to both of these characters' lives, but in different ways? How do they view death? Are their views similar, or different? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Which character would prevail in our society: Tyler or the narrator? Why? Present your choice in a logical and clear thesis with supporting evidence from the text. Remember to use our society as the context and not the society in the book. Cite specific examples from the text. Bear in mind the character you do not choose and include a sound counter-argument to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the narrator's concept of the single-serving life and its significance to his own life. What kind of social commentary does the narrator provide with this term? How are his feelings on wanting to die linked to the single-serving life? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

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