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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. What does Kilgore refer to mirrors as?

2. Who commits suicide at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. What does Kilgore bring with him to Midland City?

4. Who recommended Kilgore for the event he is asked to attend in Chapter 3?

5. Where do Kilgore and the person he hitchhiked a ride with drive through first after Kilgore gets in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the message written on the bathroom wall in the pornography theater say and what is Kilgore's response to it?

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

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

6. What is one of the boring topics that Kilgore and the driver talk about when they go through Philadelphia?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

George (Bunny) Hoover and Leo Trout are the sons of the novel's two main protagonists, but minor characters themselves. Using what information is provided on these two sons, write an explanation of how these characters further develop the characters of Dwayne and Kilgore. Do the sons foil one another? Are they alike? How do their characters influence Kilgore and Dwayne? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Kilgore's comment at the police station being picked up by a newspaper and, thus, causing widespread panic among New Yorkers? What are the circumstances surrounding Kilgore's being at the police station and what are circumstances following afterward, which Kilgore is never even made aware of? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Does Breakfast of Champions have a conclusion? Is it an unfulfilled conclusion? Is there no conclusion at all? Support you answer with specific examples from the text.

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