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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Kilgore in Chapter 2?

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

3. After going to the New York police station, what do the police assume Kilgore to be?

4. What did the element that Celia ingested do to her?

5. Who also checks into the hotel along with Cyprian?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. in Chapter 12, what does the driver recognize as a difference between himself and Kilgore?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Kilgore's counter argument to the driver's stance on the need for conservation of natural resources?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How could the Sacred Miracle Cave that Kyle and Lyle Hoover run be a metaphor for Breakfast of Champions? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

The two main protagonists of Breakfast of Champions, Kilgore Trout and Dwayne Hoover, have had tumultuous relationships throughout their lives beginning in childhood and moving on into their adulthood. Assess the two characters, based on their relationships with others, and conclude whether they are, in fact, similar to one another or foils.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, numerous coincidences are mentioned linking characters, places and events. Describe several of these coincidences and argue whether they are significant to the narrative, or trivial. How do they affect the narrative? How do they affect characters? Do they not affect anything at all? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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