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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does Kilgore tell the driver he has been married?
(a) Once.
(b) Three times.
(c) Two times.
(d) Four times.

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

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

4. What does Dwayne demand from Kilgore when he first meets him?
(a) A sum of money.
(b) A handshake.
(c) A message.
(d) Nothing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does Dwayne do following his reading of Kilgore's novel?
(a) Visits estranged friends and family.
(b) Goes on a violent rampage.
(c) Burns the book.
(d) Flees from Midland City.

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

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

14. Why does Wayne Hoobler accost Dwayne at the car dealership?
(a) Dwayne had double crossed him in the past.
(b) Dwayne used racial slurs in his presence.
(c) Dwayne will not give him a job.
(d) Dwayne threw the first punch.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Dwayne's wife die?

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

4. What genre does Kilgore prefer to write?

5. What does Kilgore tell the driver about his now-adult son?

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