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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. Where does Dwayne eat breakfast at the beginning of Chapter 11?
2. Who does Kilgore receive a fan letter from, that praises his work Plague On Wheels?
3. What did the element that Celia ingested do to her?
4. What happens to Kilgore after he leaves the bathroom in Chapter 7?
5. What is Dwayne's relationship status?
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 significance did Kilgore's comment in the police station end up having on the residents of NY?
3. Who is Wayne Hoobler and what does he want at Dwayne's car dealership?
4. What do the illustrations in Chapter 1 do for the tone of the chapter?
5. What does the message written on the bathroom wall in the pornography theater say and what is Kilgore's response to it?
6. How did Celia, Dwayne's wife, kill herself?
7. in Chapter 12, what does the driver recognize as a difference between himself and Kilgore?
8. In Chapter 10, why does Kilgore have to sit on the floor of the truck he rides in?
9. Why is Kilgore reluctant at first to accept the invitation to speak at the arts festival?
10. Who are the two principle characters of the novel and how are they presented in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of Kilgore's accepting to speak at the arts festival, despite a desire to remain anonymous in his writing? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the novel, Kilgore comes up with ideas for stories and the reader learns what Now It Can Be Told is about. How do Kilgore's literary ideas and works reflect on his character? Does the reader gain valuable insight on who Kilgore is through his stories? Support your thesis with specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Who is The Narrator in Breakfast of Champions? The unnamed narrator claims to be a real person, but defies conventional literature and even physics at numerous points throughout the plot. What is his role within the novel? Using specific examples from the text, write a thesis explaining who you think The Narrator is within the novel.
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