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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. How many brothers and sisters does Andy have?

2. What does Andy say almost always bookends a European pilgrimage in Chapter 13?

3. What does Andy say the people at Alcohol Anonymous meetings want to hear?

4. What industry does Dag work in before moving to Palm Springs?

5. In Chapter 1, where does Andy suspect his dogs have been rummaging through the trash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the most prized possession of Andy's boss in Japan?

2. In Chapter 14, what is Claire's theory of a "gripping stranger"?

3. What does Buck ask each of the Monroe girls to do?

4. What does Andy tell us about Claire in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 7, at what point does Andy say he knows he and Claire would be friends for life?

6. In Andy's story in Chapter 10, why is Miss Ueno upset?

7. What do Clair and Andy discuss about Dag after he gets in touch with them following his disappearance to Nevada?

8. In Dag's story in Chapter 12, what bothers Otis about the postcard he receives from a friend in New Mexico?

9. What does Margaret tell Dag is the only reason people get up and go to work everyday?

10. In Chapter 12, what does Dag say about Scotty's Junction, Nevada?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of metaphor in Generation X. How does Coupland's use of metaphors enhance the narrative? How does the use of metaphors reiterate the key themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the genre of the novel, literary fiction. What are the elements of this genre? Why is this novel an example of this genre?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of materialism in Generation X. How do the main characters feel about materialism? In what way is materialism connected with the characters' families and the setting of the novel? What is a yuppie?

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