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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kilgore do for the rest of the drive after he and the driver leave the diner?
(a) Falls asleep.
(b) Reads signs on trucks.
(c) Counts the number of red cars.
(d) Reads a book.

2. What does Kilgore and the person he catches a ride with talk about?
(a) The degradation of American politics.
(b) The burning down of rain forests.
(c) Petitioning to stop drilling.
(d) Conservation of natural resources.

3. What does Dwayne believe about himself after reading Kilgore's novel?
(a) He is immortal and impervious to death.
(b) He is an omniscent and all powerful being.
(c) He is God's chosen one.
(d) He is the only individual with free will.

4. Who influenced The Narrator in his earlier life?
(a) Dwayne Hoover.
(b) The Author.
(c) Phoebe Hurty.
(d) Kilgore Trout.

5. What book of Kilgore's does his fan praise in the letter?
(a) Alternate Realities.
(b) Plague on Wheels.
(c) Galaxy Cruise.
(d) Slaughterhouse Five

6. What does Kilgore refer to mirrors as?
(a) Windows.
(b) Leaks.
(c) Ponds.
(d) Pools.

7. What does the writing on the bathroom wall say?
(a) It says something mean about someone Kilgore doesn't know.
(b) It predicts what happens in the future.
(c) It asks about the meaning of life.
(d) It is Kilgore's name and address.

8. Who is Dwayne's secretary?
(a) Phoebe Hurty.
(b) The Author.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) Francine Pefko.

9. What event is Kilgore invited to attend in Midland City?
(a) English literature convention.
(b) University professors' convention.
(c) European film festival.
(d) Local arts festival.

10. What did the element that Celia ingested do to her?
(a) Halted her appetite.
(b) Dissolved her insides.
(c) Caused vomiting.
(d) Dehydrated her.

11. What is Dwayne's relationship status?
(a) Divorced.
(b) Widower.
(c) Married.
(d) Single.

12. Who does Dwayne believe the insight he gains from reading Kilgore's novel is from?
(a) Satan.
(b) Creator of the Universe.
(c) His late father.
(d) President of the United States.

13. What does Kilgore do after being released from the NYC police station?
(a) Catches a ride on a commercial truck.
(b) Sees an old friend and goes for a drive.
(c) Rides the subway.
(d) Catches a cab.

14. Why is Cyprian staying in a hotel?
(a) He does not have enough money for a house.
(b) He does not have the time to cook and clean for himself.
(c) He is newly employed and has not found a home.
(d) He finds it easier to live in a hotel.

15. What does Kilgore think about Americans?
(a) They are gracious.
(b) They are superior.
(c) They are greedy.
(d) They are ignorant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what is Kilgore's contrary position to the driver's conversation?

2. What is the check meant for that Kilgore receives with the letter?

3. What ethnicity is Cyprian Ukwende?

4. What does Dwayne do following his reading of Kilgore's novel?

5. Who does The Narrator feel the novel was written by?

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