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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 destined for greatness.
(c) He is experiencing important things.
(d) He is the only truly enlightened person.

2. What ethnicity is Cyprian Ukwende?
(a) South African.
(b) Indaro.
(c) Ugandan.
(d) Egyptian.

3. Where do Kilgore and the person he hitchhiked a ride with drive through first after Kilgore gets in?
(a) Poisoned swamps of N.J.
(b) Projects in the city.
(c) Dumping grounds in the city.
(d) Power plants in South Jersey.

4. What does Dwayne demand from Kilgore when he first meets him?
(a) A message.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A sum of money.
(d) A handshake.

5. What is Dwayne's relationship status?
(a) Married.
(b) Single.
(c) Divorced.
(d) Widower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cyprian's vocation?

2. Where does Kilgore travel to at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. What is Kilgore invited to do at the event in Midland City?

4. What is the name of Kilgore's pet?

5. Where was Kilgore's novel published?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the majority of Kilgore's writings in pornographic magazines?

2. What is the difference between Dwayne's personal life and business life?

3. Why does Dwayne have to stand in line at his own hotel?

4. In Chapter 10, why does Kilgore have to sit on the floor of the truck he rides in?

5. What is Kilgore's novel, Plague On Wheels, about?

6. Why does Kilgore think Americans are greedy?

7. What happens to Kilgore after he notices that a car is following him as he walks down 42nd Street?

8. What do the illustrations in Chapter 1 do for the tone of the chapter?

9. How are the relationships between the pets and Kilgore and Dwayne different?

10. What are the events given in the quick presentation of the novel?

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