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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 Andy slip into Dag's drink in Chapter 13?
2. Which celebrity does Andy say his brother once shared an elevator with?
3. What does Dag's brother Matthew do for a living?
4. Reading a passage from the diaries of which artist inspired Andy to exercise?
5. How does Andy describe himself at age fifteen?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where are Andy, Dag, and Claire all originally from, and why does Andy say it doesn't matter?
2. In Chapter 4, what spurs Dag's Toronto boss, Martin, into a tirade directed at Dag?
3. What does Andy tell us about himself in Chapter 9?
4. What are the rules for story time among Andy and his friends, and why do they need rules?
5. What does Margaret tell Dag is the only reason people get up and go to work everyday?
6. In Chapter 1, what does Andy say worries him about his dogs?
7. What do Clair and Andy discuss about Dag after he gets in touch with them following his disappearance to Nevada?
8. At the beginning of the novel, what does Andy recall doing when he was fifteen years old?
9. Why does Claire choose the corner of Cottonwood and Sapphire Avenues for their picnic in Chapter 3?
10. What happens to the Astronaut named Buck when he lands on Texlahoma?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the climax of the novel. What happens, and why is it significant? How does it impact the protagonist?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the writing style of the novel Generation X. How does Coupland convey the tone of the novel? What techniques does Coupland use to connect the writing style with the themes of the novel?
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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