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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drove everyone out of the Sacred Miracle Cave?
(a) The acidic waste.
(b) The bats that fly around the cave.
(c) The stink of the bubbles bursting.
(d) The animal droppings.

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

3. Later in the day after Kilgore gets a ride, what does Kilgore call the person he watches eating in the diner?
(a) A glutton.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Enlightened.
(d) An idiot.

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

5. Why does Dwayne think about a particular family member in Chapter 6?
(a) The person is dead.
(b) The person left him.
(c) He is angry with that person.
(d) He misses the person.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What direction is Kilgore traveling in at the beginning of Chapter 16?

3. What is going on at the car dealership the day Wayne accosts Dwayne?

4. How did Dwayne's wife die?

5. What happens after the newspapers pick up a comment Kilgore makes to the police?

(see the answer key)

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