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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. When his boss fires him, what does the narrator do?

2. What does Marla say the Space Monkeys are doing at the Paper Street house?

3. What do the security guards see when they enter the hotel manager's office?

4. What does the narrator ask Marla about on the phone after talking to the bartender?

5. What does one Space Monkey do while the others are holding down the narrator on the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tyler say he settled the problem with the Seattle police and their cracking down on Fight Club?

2. How was Tyler able to set up the different Fight Clubs, give other people chemical kisses and start Project Mayhem without the narrator knowing?

3. Why does Tyler blackmail his boss at the film projectionists union?

4. Why would the narrator rather see Raymond Hessel shot and dead than working in the convenience store?

5. Why is Marla's life in danger now that she has been following the narrator as his split personality, Tyler?

6. How did Tyler anticipate the narrator's meddling with Project Mayhem and what did he do to take care of it?

7. What does the narrator tell the mechanic right before the car crash and why?

8. Why does the narrator go through Raymond Hessel's wallet during his homework assignment?

9. Why are the members of Project Mayhem called Space Monkeys?

10. What does the narrator find out is going on at home when he returns to the Paper Street house from the bar in Seattle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The society that the narrator lives in is extremely similar to, if not the same, as the society that we live in today. True or false? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

In the initial scene of Fight Club, the narrator mentions anarchy, a gun and an explosion as representative of the triangle that links himself, Tyler and Marla. Based on your knowledge and understanding of the book, explain this triangle and why the narrator likens it to anarchy, a gun and an explosion. Who is what? Are either of the three characters supposed to represent one of these things at all? Would the book have been the same without one of the three? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Tyler uses lye to burn a kiss-shaped scar into the back of the narrator's hand. It eventually becomes the brand of Fight Club. Using the scene between Tyler and the narrator, explain what the chemical kiss is and what it means to Fight Club and its mission. Cite other moments in the text where the chemical kiss makes an appearance. Is its meaning the same in those instances? Explain the significance of the ritualistic branding in Fight Club.

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