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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invites Wayne into the hotel after noticing that he is loitering?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The cook.
(c) The receptionist.
(d) Dwayne.

2. What is the day on which Kilgore and the driver arrive at the city in Chapter 12?
(a) Day after Memorial Day.
(b) Day after Labor Day.
(c) Day before Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
(d) Day after Veteran's Day.

3. What does The Narrator state is the surprising spiritual climax of the novel?
(a) The scene The Narrator has created.
(b) Rabo's speech defending his painting.
(c) What Bonnie says when she serves a martini.
(d) Beatrice's comment about Midland City not having notable events.

4. What has Rabo just sold to Midland City?
(a) His art gallery.
(b) An over-priced painting.
(c) His portfolio of drawings.
(d) A new space for an exhibition.

5. How many times does Kilgore tell the driver he has been married?
(a) Three times.
(b) Once.
(c) Four times.
(d) Two times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kilgore muse about after arriving in the city in Chapter 12?

2. Where do Kilgore and the driver arrive at the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. How did Dwayne's wife die?

4. What is Wayne instructed to do once he comes inside the hotel and eats a steak?

5. What is causing Dwayne's continual mental instability?

(see the answer key)

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