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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bunny tell Dwayne when he was ten years-old?
(a) He wanted to be a woman.
(b) He wanted to be like his dad.
(c) He hated the piano.
(d) He thought he was adopted.

2. Who is playing music while Dwayne is in the hotel at the beginning of Chapter 18?
(a) Bunny.
(b) The Narrator.
(c) Francine.
(d) Kilgore.

3. Who sits in the hotel lounge with Dwayne and Bunny, after Dwayne arrives and has a martini?
(a) Eliot.
(b) Francine.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) Kilgore.

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

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

6. Who founded the coal mining in the place Kilgore drives through?
(a) Eliot's ancestors.
(b) Kilgore's great uncle.
(c) Dwayne's grandfather.
(d) Fred Barry's family.

7. After reading Kilgore's book, what does Dwayne believe about everyone else?
(a) They are pre-programmed.
(b) They are freethinkers as well.
(c) They are part of the higher power.
(d) They need to know about the book.

8. What do the driver and Kilgore talk about as they travel through the mining town?
(a) How competitive the coal mining industry is.
(b) The destruction the coal mines are causing.
(c) The advancements their generation has made.
(d) Local practice of snake handling.

9. How did Dwayne respond to what Bunny said at ten years-old?
(a) He grounded him.
(b) He sent him to a psychiatrist.
(c) He sent him to live with relatives.
(d) He sent him to military school.

10. In the epilogue, what is Kilgore looking for as he wanders around the local hospital?
(a) Francine.
(b) The billing office.
(c) Bunny.
(d) The operating room.

11. How does The Narrator celebrate his birthday at the end of the novel?
(a) By freeing all of his characters.
(b) By burning the novel.
(c) By celebrating with the characters.
(d) By writing a new novel.

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

13. Where does Kilgore walk to after leaving the car and wading through the water?
(a) The arts festival.
(b) The hotel lounge.
(c) The burger restaurant.
(d) Home.

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

15. What is Kilgore reading as he travels in Chapter 16?
(a) A pornographic magazine.
(b) Midland City Magazine.
(c) Now It Can Be Told.
(d) This Is The Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kyle and Lyle use to get rid of the bubbles in the cave?

2. Who recognizes Kilgore when he arrives at his destination in Midland City?

3. What does Wayne do after watching the patrons through the peephole?

4. Who does Dwayne beat when he reaches the car dealership?

5. What does The Narrator state is the surprising spiritual climax of the novel?

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