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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kilgore bring with him to Midland City?
(a) His mistress.
(b) A moldy tuxedo.
(c) His pet.
(d) His books.

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

3. What is Kilgore invited to do at the event in Midland City?
(a) Write speeches for the guest speakers.
(b) Deliver the keynote address.
(c) Develop a seating arrangement.
(d) Usher guests to their seats.

4. How much is the check for that is enclosed in the letter that Kilgore receives?
(a) Five hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Three thousand dollars.
(d) Two thousand dollars.

5. What is going on at the car dealership the day Wayne accosts Dwayne?
(a) An employee's birthday.
(b) Hawaiian Days promotion.
(c) Seize the Day promotion.
(d) Casual Friday.

6. What social status is Kilgore categorized as?
(a) Blue collar.
(b) White collar.
(c) Rich.
(d) Poor.

7. Who does Kilgore receive a letter from in Chapter 3, asking him to speak at an arts festival?
(a) Eliot Rosewater.
(b) Dwayne Hoover.
(c) Philboyd Studge.
(d) Fred T. Barry.

8. Who sits near Dwayne during breakfast?
(a) Eliot.
(b) Philboyd.
(c) Kilgore.
(d) Cyprian.

9. 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.

10. What does Kilgore decide after reading what he saw written in the bathroom?
(a) To live his life as he has been doing.
(b) To act as the eyes, ears and conscious of the creator.
(c) To kill himself.
(d) To join a new religion.

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

12. What is Cyprian's vocation?
(a) Biologist.
(b) Astrologist.
(c) Cancer researcher.
(d) Physician.

13. What kind of dog does Dwayne have?
(a) Terrier.
(b) Golden retriever.
(c) Schnauzer.
(d) Labrador.

14. Why does Kilgore decide to go to the event in Midland City that he is invited to?
(a) To represent success in adulthood.
(b) To represent the dark side of the arts.
(c) To represent Midland City.
(d) To represent his family name.

15. Who is Dwayne's number one salesman?
(a) Philboyd Studge.
(b) Kilgore Trout.
(c) Eliot Rosewater.
(d) Harry LeSabre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kilgore live?

2. What does Kilgore's novel tell the story of?

3. What did Dwayne's biological parents do to him when he was a child?

4. Who is undergoing a mental collapse at the beginning of the book?

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

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