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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 is the name of Kilgore's pet?
(a) Duke.
(b) Bill.
(c) Sam.
(d) Max.

2. How many times does Kilgore tell the driver he has been married?
(a) Once.
(b) Four times.
(c) Two times.
(d) Three times.

3. Who sends Dwayne into a rage with a comment about adoption?
(a) Vernon Garr.
(b) Kilgore Trout.
(c) Harry LeSabre.
(d) Philboyd Studge.

4. Why does Kilgore believe the fan letter was written by a child?
(a) He knows who the child is.
(b) There are stickers on the letter.
(c) He cannot read the handwriting.
(d) The spelling and grammar is poor.

5. What does the writing on the bathroom wall say?
(a) It asks about the meaning of life.
(b) It predicts what happens in the future.
(c) It says something mean about someone Kilgore doesn't know.
(d) It is Kilgore's name and address.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kilgore and the person he catches a ride with talk about?

2. Where does Dwayne eat breakfast at the beginning of Chapter 11?

3. What does Dwayne Hoover do for a living?

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

5. What is Dwayne described as in terms of his wealth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Wayne Hoobler and what does he want at Dwayne's car dealership?

2. How does The Narrator's childhood fear of diseases play into the novel?

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

4. Why does Dwayne think he is hallucinating Wayne when he first meets him?

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

6. How is the Preface in Breakfast of Champions presented in terms of genre?

7. What significance did Kilgore's comment in the police station end up having on the residents of NY?

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

9. What is the reason for The Narrator saying his name is Philboyd Studge?

10. What is the plot of the science fiction novel Kilgore comes up with while watching films at the pornography theatre?

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