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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 Mario use as the main characters in his film?

2. What is the name of the man Sorkin sends to kill Gene Fackelmann?

3. What show does Hugh say his father was obsessed with?

4. Which character is unable to feel pain well, and burns himself on the stove?

5. In the Entertainment, what does the tape start with a person doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How could the use of the Entertainment be devastating?

2. What are the contents of the Entertainment?

3. What does Eric Clipperton's death show the students at Enfield?

4. Why is Don so interested in Joelle?

5. How is Mario affected by his films not being as popular as his father's?

6. Describe the memories James had about his father.

7. Why does Joelle like to clean?

8. What kind of relationship did James and Lyle have?

9. How does Orin treat women?

10. What do Hal's dreams about losing his teeth represent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did James commit suicide? What did his lack of connection with his family have to do with his depression and suicide?

Essay Topic 2

Which character develops the most throughout Infinite Jest? How do you know?

Essay Topic 3

Does each part of Infinite Jest serve a specific purpose? Are there any elements to the story that are pointless? If so, why are these elements still included?

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