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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Kilgore's novel tell the story of?
(a) Society of talking animals.
(b) Society of space monkeys.
(c) Society of people aging backwards.
(d) Society of living automobiles.

3. Where does Kilgore go to spend the night, because it is cheaper than a hotel?
(a) The park.
(b) The subway.
(c) A bowling alley.
(d) A pornographic theatre.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who influenced The Narrator in his earlier life?
(a) Phoebe Hurty.
(b) Dwayne Hoover.
(c) Kilgore Trout.
(d) The Author.

10. 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.

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

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

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

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

15. Why is Dwayne's wife dead?
(a) Dwayne killed her.
(b) She killed herself.
(c) It was an accident.
(d) She was murdered.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kilgore muse about after arriving in the city in Chapter 12?

3. What does Kilgore attempt to do after reading what was written on the bathroom wall?

4. What kind of pet does Kilgore have?

5. Who does Dwayne believe the insight he gains from reading Kilgore's novel is from?

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