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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Wayne instructed to do once he comes inside the hotel and eats a steak?
(a) To leave once he is done eating.
(b) To help wash the dishes.
(c) To fill out a server application.
(d) To look through a peephole.

2. What does the literature Kilgore is reading say about free will?
(a) It is in everyone.
(b) Only the creator possesses it.
(c) It is not what we think it is.
(d) Only the reader has it.

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

10. What happens to Dwayne as he remains in the hotel lounge and more central characters arrive?
(a) He has an outburst.
(b) He picks a fight with Kilgore.
(c) He sinks deeper into confusion.
(d) He starts to cry.

11. What does Kilgore wade through at the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) The Hudson River.
(b) A polluted stream.
(c) The Midland City River.
(d) Someone's backyard pool.

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

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

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

15. What does Dwayne do in the lobby after assaulting Bunny and before going outside?
(a) Turns over the tables.
(b) Assaults other patrons.
(c) Kills the desk clerk.
(d) Smashes plates against the walls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does The Narrator decide to do about the novel at the beginning of Chapter 22?

2. What does the literature Kilgore is reading say about the reader's behavior?

3. What does Francine do with her day after Dwayne leaves the motel?

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

5. What is one of Dwayne's talents that allows him to understand the message Kilgore gives him?

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