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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. Where does Kilgore live?
(a) Cohoes, N.Y.
(b) Rochester, N.Y.
(c) West Chester, N.Y.
(d) Syracuse, N.Y.

2. What is Dwayne described as in terms of his wealth?
(a) Ostentatious.
(b) Nouveu-riche.
(c) Self-made man.
(d) Rags to riches.

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

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

5. Who does Kilgore receive a fan letter from, that praises his work Plague On Wheels?
(a) Dwayne Hoover.
(b) Philboyd Studge.
(c) Eliot Rosewater.
(d) Phoebe Hurty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dwayne do following his reading of Kilgore's novel?

3. What event is Kilgore invited to attend in Midland City?

4. Why is Dwayne's wife dead?

5. Where was Kilgore's novel published?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of Kilgore browsing in the pornography shop in New York?

2. After pondering the question on the bathroom wall, what is Kilgore lead to think about?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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