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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. Why does Kilgore decide to go to the event in Midland City that he is invited to?

2. What does Kilgore do for the rest of the drive after he and the driver leave the diner?

3. What is Kilgore invited to do at the event in Midland City?

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

5. Why does Dwayne think about a particular family member in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the difference between Dwayne's personal life and business life?

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

9. How did Celia, Dwayne's wife, kill herself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Breakfast of Champions in literary terms. How does is transcend conventional drama in genre, plot construction, character development, and even narration? Cite 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

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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