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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 is the university campus full of?
2. What is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day?
3. Where do two types of organisms meet and engage in drug deals in Chapter 6?
4. Who gets the whole group caught by the police in Chapter 3?
5. What piece of music does William hear in Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is William traveling in the beginning of “The Rube”? How does the Rube die?
2. What are the two nonhuman creatures described by the author in “The Black Meat”?
3. What is the significance of Vigilante’s character in the novel? How does the Vigilante change?
4. How is Joselito described? Where is he in the beginning of the chapter named for him?
5. What is symbolized by the Professor’s lecture in “Campus of Interzone University”?
6. What does the character of Joselito represent symbolically?
7. What is symbolized by Dr. Benway’s operation in “Hospital”?
8. What happens when William Lee meets Miguel in “Lazarus Go Home”?
9. How is the setting of “Campus of Interzone University” described? What is the Professor lecturing about at the beginning of the chapter?
10. How are the setting and characters described in the beginning of “Hassan’s Rumpus Room”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of “Fats” Terminal. How is the character of “Fats” Terminal described by William? What is the relationship between William, “Fats” Terminal and the Sailor? What kind of drugs are the Sailor and “Fats” Terminal discussing in the reading?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the setting of Interzone University and the character of the Professor. What does the Professor symbolize in the novel? How is he described?
Essay Topic 3
Reality versus hallucination is another major theme in the novel. How would you categorize the parts of the novel that describe the plot of “real” events versus the parts of the novel that might be visions or hallucinations?
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