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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Kilgore invited to in the letter he receives?
(a) A fashion show.
(b) A car convention.
(c) An arts festival.
(d) A university.

3. In Chapter 10, what is Kilgore's contrary position to the driver's conversation?
(a) No one cares about conserving.
(b) Conserving does not work.
(c) It is too difficult to mobilize people to conserve.
(d) God creates natural disasters even if conservation occurs.

4. What does The Narrator claim the book to be in terms of himself?
(a) A mirror to his soul.
(b) His birthday present.
(c) A gift to his son.
(d) His ultimate literary idolization.

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

6. What does Kilgore see while in the bathroom stall?
(a) Blood on the floor.
(b) A question written on the wall.
(c) A letter to him written on the wall.
(d) Someone's purse.

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

8. What is the check meant for that Kilgore receives with the letter?
(a) Travel expenses.
(b) Bribe money.
(c) Award money.
(d) Medical expenses.

9. 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 his family name.
(c) To represent the dark side of the arts.
(d) To represent Midland City.

10. What does Kilgore think about Americans?
(a) They are ignorant.
(b) They are gracious.
(c) They are superior.
(d) They are greedy.

11. What is the day on which Kilgore and the driver arrive at the city in Chapter 12?
(a) Day after Labor Day.
(b) Day after Memorial Day.
(c) Day before Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
(d) Day after Veteran's Day.

12. What ethnicity is Cyprian Ukwende?
(a) Ugandan.
(b) Indaro.
(c) South African.
(d) Egyptian.

13. What is Dwayne described as in terms of his wealth?
(a) Nouveu-riche.
(b) Rags to riches.
(c) Ostentatious.
(d) Self-made man.

14. Where do Kilgore and the person he hitchhiked a ride with drive through first after Kilgore gets in?
(a) Dumping grounds in the city.
(b) Power plants in South Jersey.
(c) Poisoned swamps of N.J.
(d) Projects in the city.

15. Who does Kilgore receive a fan letter from, that praises his work Plague On Wheels?
(a) Phoebe Hurty.
(b) Philboyd Studge.
(c) Eliot Rosewater.
(d) Dwayne Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kilgore invited to do at the event in Midland City?

2. What does Dwayne demand from Kilgore when he first meets him?

3. What is Kilgore asked to be in the letter he receives?

4. Why does Kilgore believe the fan letter was written by a child?

5. What event is Kilgore invited to attend in Midland City?

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