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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kilgore make his living?
(a) Installs aluminum window frames.
(b) Cleans pools.
(c) Literature professor.
(d) Finance consultant.

2. What does The Narrator foreshadow Kilgore convincing Dwayne about?
(a) Dwayne is the only thinking person on the planet.
(b) Dwayne is destined for more important things.
(c) Dwayne's ancestors once rules the planet.
(d) Dwayne is not of this planet.

3. Who commits suicide at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Fred T. Barry.
(b) Dwayne's wife.
(c) Kilgore's wife.
(d) Phoebe Hurty.

4. What is the science fiction story that Kilgore comes up with about?
(a) Society where people age backwards.
(b) Food that is coal-based derivatives.
(c) Living on the moon and traveling to earth.
(d) Dogs walking humans.

5. What does Kilgore learn in school about the discovery of America?
(a) It was established through fair trade.
(b) It was established by missionaries.
(c) It was established by weaponery and slavery.
(d) It was discovered earlier than 1492.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dwayne believe about himself after reading Kilgore's novel?

2. What does Dwayne demand from Kilgore when he first meets him?

3. Where is the event Kilgore is asked to visit in Midland City?

4. What does Kilgore browse through at a book store?

5. What does Kilgore think about as he watches a movie in Chapter 5?

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