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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sends Dwayne into a rage with a comment about adoption?
(a) Vernon Garr.
(b) Harry LeSabre.
(c) Philboyd Studge.
(d) Kilgore Trout.

2. What does Dwayne Hoover do for a living?
(a) Contractor.
(b) Store clerk.
(c) Car salesman.
(d) Manufacturer.

3. Where is the event Kilgore is asked to visit in Midland City?
(a) Mildred Barry Exhibition Center.
(b) Mildred Barry University.
(c) Mildred Barry Elementary School.
(d) Mildred Barry Memorial Center for the Arts.

4. Why does Kilgore believe the fan letter was written by a child?
(a) He knows who the child is.
(b) He cannot read the handwriting.
(c) There are stickers on the letter.
(d) The spelling and grammar is poor.

5. What does Kilgore attempt to do after reading what was written on the bathroom wall?
(a) Beam his thoughts to the creator.
(b) Create a new language.
(c) Start a seminar on science fiction.
(d) Contact alien life forms.

6. Where do Kilgore and the driver arrive at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Midland City.

7. Where was Kilgore's novel published?
(a) In a women's magazine.
(b) In a children's book.
(c) In a comic book.
(d) In a book of pornography.

8. What is the name of the house servant that Dwayne employs?
(a) Dorothy Lewis.
(b) Laura Daniels.
(c) Lottie Davis.
(d) Denise Lennihan.

9. What does Kilgore tell the driver about his now-adult son?
(a) He admires his son's accomplishments.
(b) He does not know where he is.
(c) He is not what he expected.
(d) He misses him.

10. What is Dwayne's medical condition mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) Alzheimer's Disease.
(b) Advanced dementia.
(c) Schizophrenic.
(d) Chemically imbalanced.

11. Where does Kilgore live?
(a) Rochester, N.Y.
(b) Cohoes, N.Y.
(c) West Chester, N.Y.
(d) Syracuse, N.Y.

12. What is the plague that infests the planet in the science fiction story Kilgore comes up with?
(a) Plague of ignorance.
(b) Plague of pleasure.
(c) Plague of stupidity.
(d) Plague of pornography.

13. What does Kilgore believe about mirrors?
(a) They allow humans to give in to vanity.
(b) They are thin spots between alternate realities.
(c) They serve as portals to the past.
(d) They can expose the ultimate truth about a person.

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

15. What is the title of one of Kilkgore's science fiction novels?
(a) Universal Questions.
(b) Plague on Wheels.
(c) The Destruction of Earth.
(d) Alternate Realities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of shooting himself, what does Dwayne do in an effort to end his life?

2. Why is Cyprian staying in a hotel?

3. Where does Cyprian work?

4. What is one of the things Kilgore and the driver talk about as they travel through the city?

5. What is Dwayne described as in terms of his wealth?

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