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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dwayne's wife die?
(a) By slitting her wrists.
(b) By ingesting a powerful solvent.
(c) By drowning.
(d) By hanging herself.

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

3. What does Kilgore discover when he wakes up after walking the streets Chapter 8?
(a) He has a large sum of money.
(b) He has lost his speech.
(c) He has been robbed, raped and beat up.
(d) He lost his keys.

4. Later in the day after Kilgore gets a ride, what does Kilgore call the person he watches eating in the diner?
(a) A glutton.
(b) An idiot.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Enlightened.

5. What does Kilgore imagine about himself after reading what was written on the bathroom wall?
(a) He has been chosen by a higher power.
(b) He is the only truly enlightened person.
(c) He is experiencing important things.
(d) He is destined for greatness.

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

7. What kind of pet does Kilgore have?
(a) Cat.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Hamster.
(d) Parakeet.

8. What does The Narrator foreshadow Kilgore convincing Dwayne about?
(a) Dwayne is destined for more important things.
(b) Dwayne is the only thinking person on the planet.
(c) Dwayne is not of this planet.
(d) Dwayne's ancestors once rules the planet.

9. What happens to Dwayne when he leaves the hotel?
(a) He gets hit by a car.
(b) He resumes his unstable behavior.
(c) He provokes someone to fight with him.
(d) He feels normal and continues on with his day.

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

11. How does Kilgore make his living?
(a) Finance consultant.
(b) Cleans pools.
(c) Installs aluminum window frames.
(d) Literature professor.

12. Where does Dwayne eat breakfast at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) His house.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A diner.
(d) The park.

13. What does Kilgore browse through at a book store?
(a) Pornographic books.
(b) Short story books.
(c) Non-fiction books.
(d) Fiction books.

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

15. What does Kilgore do after being released from the NYC police station?
(a) Rides the subway.
(b) Catches a cab.
(c) Catches a ride on a commercial truck.
(d) Sees an old friend and goes for a drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dwayne do following his reading of Kilgore's novel?

2. Who is Dwayne's number one salesman?

3. What is the science fiction story that Kilgore comes up with about?

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

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

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