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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. What is the last name of William in Naked Lunch?
(a) Simmons
(b) Anderson
(c) He is known only as The Sailor
(d) Lee

2. Which of the following is a white, crystalline, narcotic powder derived from morphine and formerly used as an analgesic and sedative?
(a) Marijuana
(b) Cocaine
(c) Hashish
(d) Heroin

3. Who discusses Joselito’s treatment options with the doctor?
(a) Carl Peterson
(b) Mary Smith
(c) William Lee
(d) James Freeman

4. What creatures feed off the Mugwumps?
(a) Interwumps
(b) Crustaceans
(c) Reptiles
(d) Birds

5. According to William, what is lost during both the using of drugs and the forced rehabilitation of a person?
(a) Money and games
(b) Essential freedom
(c) Essential humanity
(d) Personal beauty

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following refers to a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind?

2. Where does the sexual orgy take place in Chapter 9?

3. Which term refers to a drug addict, especially one addicted to heroin?

4. How does NG Joe administer heroin to help with his disorder?

5. The men and boys involved in the orgy are described as being of different what?

Short Essay Questions

1. William looks down on the other passengers of the bus because they do not know anything about the drug subculture but pretend to in “And Start West.” Why is this significant to the novel’s themes?

2. Why do the Sailor and “Fats” Terminal meet in “The Black Meat”? What takes place in their meeting?

3. How is the setting of “Campus of Interzone University” described? What is the Professor lecturing about at the beginning of the chapter?

4. Why is Willy at Hassan’s Hospital in “Hospital”? How is his situation described?

5. What is symbolized by the Professor’s lecture in “Campus of Interzone University”?

6. What is the significance of Vigilante’s character in the novel? How does the Vigilante change?

7. How does William deal with the deaths of his friends in “The Rube”? Why is this significant?

8. How is the plot structure of “And Start West” different from the plot structures of the other vignettes in the novel?

9. What is symbolized by the disease Bang-utot in the narrative?

10. How does the narrative style and plot structure change in “Hassan’s Rumpus Room”?

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