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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Whitey stab Subway Slim?
(a) In the arm
(b) In the back
(c) In the leg
(d) In the stomach
2. What do Nick's customers accuse him of doing?
(a) Stealing their money
(b) Cutting their drugs with sand
(c) Stealing their supply
(d) Cutting their drugs with grit
3. What is the name of Bill's wife?
(a) Nina
(b) Georgina
(c) She is unnamed
(d) Helena
4. Which of the following characters is not mentioned in this chapter?
(a) The sailor
(b) The young man
(c) Bill's wife
(d) Pat
5. Which of Bill's customers buys drugs for others?
(a) Ray
(b) Tony
(c) Nick
(d) Jack
Short Answer Questions
1. At whose apartment does Bill stop?
2. What does Bill do for the first time in this chapter?
3. What is a person that a lush robs called?
4. How did Bill pay for his habit?
5. What is the name of the narrator?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the difference between Burroughs' use of dialogue when talking to the police and his use of dialogue when talking to friends?
2. In what way could the novel be said to be junk driven?
3. How was Bill able to travel around Europe?
4. What is Bill's opinion on marijuana?
5. Describe the fight that occurs in the opening ten pages.
6. What kind of relationship do Bill and Pat develop in the sixth section?
7. How did Bill escape from the army?
8. Why did Bill turn to petty crime?
9. What did Bill do after university?
10. How does Bill meet Mary?
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