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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the driver and Kilgore talk about as they travel through the mining town?
(a) The destruction the coal mines are causing.
(b) Local practice of snake handling.
(c) How competitive the coal mining industry is.
(d) The advancements their generation has made.

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

3. What does Kilgore imagine about himself after reading what was written on the bathroom wall?
(a) He is experiencing important things.
(b) He has been chosen by a higher power.
(c) He is destined for greatness.
(d) He is the only truly enlightened person.

4. What does Kilgore notice about what he is wading through?
(a) It is coming from his house.
(b) It is also flowing to the Sacred Miracle Cave.
(c) It coming from an all natural spring.
(d) It is the result of the Midland City power plant.

5. What does Kilgore browse through at a book store?
(a) Pornographic books.
(b) Fiction books.
(c) Non-fiction books.
(d) Short story books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kilgore think about Americans?

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

3. What is the science fiction story that Kilgore comes up with about?

4. What disorder does Dwayne develop as he teeters on the edge of sanity?

5. Who commits suicide at the beginning of Chapter 4?

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