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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the 17-year-old waitress that serves Dwayne his hamburger?
(a) Patty Keene.
(b) His niece.
(c) Phoebe Hurty.
(d) Francine Pefko.

2. What did Kyle and Lyle use to get rid of the bubbles in the cave?
(a) Water.
(b) A jack hammer.
(c) Industrial soap.
(d) Their shotguns.

3. What does Dwayne do when he gets back to the car dealership?
(a) He talks to Harry.
(b) He looks at pornography.
(c) He calls the waitress.
(d) He tries to find a cure for his disorder.

4. What is Kilgore devastated about after being recognized at the hotel?
(a) He is not anonymous.
(b) No one else has recognized him.
(c) He is recognized for the wrong thing.
(d) He does not want to be a writer anymore.

5. When Dwayne has difficulty hitting the person he finds in the hotel parking lot after his rampage, what does he do instead?
(a) Throws pieces of trash at the person.
(b) Asks the person for a ride home.
(c) Runs back inside of the hotel.
(d) Lectures on race relations and slavery.

6. What did Rabo tell the people surrounding him at the piano to make them adore him?
(a) That he is self-taught.
(b) How much he practices.
(c) An explanation of his art.
(d) A story about his first audition.

7. What disorder does Dwayne develop as he teeters on the edge of sanity?
(a) Dementia.
(b) Tourette's.
(c) Amnesia.
(d) Echolalia.

8. Who are Kyle and Lyle?
(a) Dwayne's children.
(b) Dwayne's uncles.
(c) Dwayne's twin brothers.
(d) Dwayne's cousins.

9. What error does The Narrator note about Kilgore that he should change, but will not because it would be too complicated?
(a) Bunny playing the piano.
(b) Celia's suicide.
(c) The trip and its timeline.
(d) Francine's character.

10. What does Dwayne think about himself after reading Kilgore's book?
(a) He is destined for greatness.
(b) He has been chosen by a higher power.
(c) It was written specifically to him.
(d) Only he can talk to the creator of the universe.

11. What do Harry and his wife, Grace, decide to do after he arrives home from work?
(a) Divorce and go their separate ways.
(b) Take money from Dwayne and run away.
(c) Liquidate their stocks and move to Maui.
(d) Convince Dwayne to make Harry the manager.

12. Who is Bunny Hoover?
(a) Dwayne's cousin.
(b) Dwayne's mother.
(c) Dwayne's biological brother.
(d) Dwayne's son.

13. What has Rabo just sold to Midland City?
(a) His art gallery.
(b) An over-priced painting.
(c) His portfolio of drawings.
(d) A new space for an exhibition.

14. What is Harry wearing at the car dealership in Chapter 13?
(a) A Halloween costume.
(b) A bright yellow blazer.
(c) Plaid pants.
(d) A Hawaiian costume.

15. What does the person who recognizes Kilgore at the hotel claim he has returned from?
(a) Existentialism.
(b) Poverty.
(c) New York City.
(d) A negative life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Dwayne as he remains in the hotel lounge and more central characters arrive?

2. What does Dwayne take off of Kilgore's table?

3. Who does Dwayne find in the parking lot when he leaves the hotel after his rampage?

4. What does Dwayne do in the lobby after assaulting Bunny and before going outside?

5. What does The Narrator claim to be unaware of in the Epilogue?

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