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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 Dwayne's medical condition mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) Alzheimer's Disease.
(b) Schizophrenic.
(c) Advanced dementia.
(d) Chemically imbalanced.

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

3. Who stops Kilgore as he is walking from the pornographic theater?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A taxi driver,
(d) A tourist.

4. What does Dwayne do following his reading of Kilgore's novel?
(a) Flees from Midland City.
(b) Burns the book.
(c) Visits estranged friends and family.
(d) Goes on a violent rampage.

5. How did Dwayne's wife die?
(a) By hanging herself.
(b) By drowning.
(c) By slitting her wrists.
(d) By ingesting a powerful solvent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Dwayne's relationship status?

3. What is the check meant for that Kilgore receives with the letter?

4. What does Dwayne believe about himself after reading Kilgore's novel?

5. Why is Cyprian staying in a hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the scene between Dwayne and his pet dog, Sparky, infer about Dwayne's character?

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

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

5. Why is Kilgore reluctant at first to accept the invitation to speak at the arts festival?

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

7. Who sends Kilgore a fan letter and what is the book that the fan praises?

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

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

10. What does Dwayne do in Chapter 4 that alludes to his increasing mental instability?

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