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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. After The Narrator decides to do something new with the novel, how does he accomplish this objective?

2. What does Harry infer about Dwayne's ignoring him at the car dealership?

3. What does Bunny do for a living?

4. Where is Eliot Rosewater at the beginning of Chapter 24?

5. What does The Narrator note about Eliot after he has arrived in Midland City?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Kilgore and the driver drive by in West Virginia and who was it founded by?

2. What does The Narrator convince Kilgore of at the end of the novel?

3. Why does the sight of The Narrator in the hotel Lobby make Kilgore nervous?

4. What is the book the driver describes having read that Kilgore realizes is one of his own novels about?

5. What does Dwayne do when he fails to punch Wayne outside of the hotel?

6. What does The Narrator say about himself, Kilgore and Dwayne once they are all in the hotel lounge?

7. Why did Dwayne send his son, Bunny, to a military school?

8. What causes Kilgore to get out of the car and start walking toward Midland City and his fateful meeting with Dwayne?

9. Why does Bunny not fight back when his father, Dwayne, assaults him in the hotel lounge?

10. What does Dwayne do to Francine on his violent rampage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After seeing a message scrawled on the wall of the bathroom in the pornography theatre, Kilgore ponders the question at length. Discuss this scene with a clear thesis explaining why Kilgore devotes such attention to the question and how it affects him.

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

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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