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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. Who does Bill hire in this segment?

2. Who does Old Ike complain about in this chapter?

3. What does Old Ike begin purchasing from pharmacies each month?

4. Why does Bill go to Mexico?

5. To what does Bill equate giving up junk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bill's time with the young drug users.

2. Of what does this final section of the novel consist?

3. Of what do appendices 4, 5, 6 and 7 consist?

4. Describe the drug trade in Mexico.

5. What is Bill's wife's main complaint about his habit?

6. What information does Gains bring about Bill's old acquaintances?

7. How does the government help Bill and Old Ike continue their habits?

8. Why does Bill decide to flee to Mexico?

9. Summarize the novel.

10. How does Rollins help Bill make a recovery from drugs and alcohol?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Junky is said to be based on Burroughs' own experiences. Examine Burroughs' life and compare it the events that take place in Junky.

1) Why is the book not looked upon as strictly non-fiction?

2) What events in the novel do you think are purely fiction? Why does Burroughs fictionalize these parts in particular?

Essay Topic 2

Write a 500-word essay either in support or against the following statement: Junky loses its impact as a important document about drug addiction due to its cult status.

Essay Topic 3

Why is it important that drug addiction is addressed by someone who has experienced it? Do you think Burroughs' views have ever seriously been addressed in America?

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