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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kilgore see that caused the traffic jam he was stuck in?
(a) A car hijacking.
(b) A dead cow.
(c) Fatal car crash.
(d) Road work.

2. What does The Narrator convince Kilgore of when he meets him face to face?
(a) That he is a freethinker.
(b) That he is a fictional character.
(c) That he will die soon.
(d) That he is not a good writer.

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

4. What is the bad novel the driver tells Kilgore about?
(a) A roulette that determines good art.
(b) An artist that cuts off his ear and loses his artistic talent.
(c) An artist that imagines painting, but does not paint.
(d) An art movement that focuses on the mundane.

5. What birthday does The Narrator celebrate at the end of the novel?
(a) His 40th.
(b) His 30th.
(c) His 50th.
(d) His 60th.

6. What does The Narrator note about Eliot after he has arrived in Midland City?
(a) He is going to delete Eliot's character from the novel.
(b) He stole the idea of Eliot's character from another novel.
(c) He is featured in another of The Narrator's novels.
(d) He wishes he had not written Eliot into the novel.

7. What does The Narrator decide to do about the novel at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) Start from the beginning.
(b) Speed up the pace.
(c) Create a new character.
(d) Get rid of a character.

8. In chapter 21, who surrounds Rabo at the piano in the hotel lounge?
(a) Syncophants.
(b) His family and friends.
(c) A string quartet.
(d) Conductors.

9. What does Harry infer about Dwayne's ignoring him at the car dealership?
(a) That Dwayne knows Harry is a transvestite.
(b) That Dwayne thinks Harry is unfaithful to his wife.
(c) That the company is in trouble.
(d) That Dwayne is going to fire him.

10. What happens to Dwayne once the police arrive at the scene of the beating?
(a) He is beaten by the police.
(b) He is injected with a serum.
(c) He is strapped down.
(d) He is knocked unconscious.

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

12. Who does Dwayne find in the parking lot when he leaves the hotel after his rampage?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The cook.
(c) Kilgore.
(d) Wayne.

13. What drove everyone out of the Sacred Miracle Cave?
(a) The stink of the bubbles bursting.
(b) The bats that fly around the cave.
(c) The acidic waste.
(d) The animal droppings.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bunny do for a living?

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

3. What disorder does Dwayne develop as he teeters on the edge of sanity?

4. What do the driver and Kilgore talk about as they travel through the mining town?

5. What do Harry and his wife, Grace, decide to do after he arrives home from work?

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