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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Kilgore receive a letter from in Chapter 3, asking him to speak at an arts festival?
(a) Eliot Rosewater.
(b) Dwayne Hoover.
(c) Fred T. Barry.
(d) Philboyd Studge.

2. What social status is Kilgore categorized as?
(a) Rich.
(b) Blue collar.
(c) Poor.
(d) White collar.

3. Who is Dwayne's secretary?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) Francine Pefko.
(c) Phoebe Hurty.
(d) The Author.

4. What does Kilgore think about Americans?
(a) They are greedy.
(b) They are gracious.
(c) They are ignorant.
(d) They are superior.

5. Where does Kilgore wake up after walking the street in Chapter 8?
(a) An alleyway.
(b) A hotel.
(c) Central Park.
(d) The pornography theatre.

6. Why does Kilgore decide to go to the event in Midland City that he is invited to?
(a) To represent Midland City.
(b) To represent success in adulthood.
(c) To represent his family name.
(d) To represent the dark side of the arts.

7. What is Kilgore asked to be in the letter he receives?
(a) A substitute teacher.
(b) A model.
(c) An usher.
(d) Keynote speaker.

8. What does Kilgore do after being released from the NYC police station?
(a) Catches a cab.
(b) Catches a ride on a commercial truck.
(c) Rides the subway.
(d) Sees an old friend and goes for a drive.

9. What kind of dog does Dwayne have?
(a) Golden retriever.
(b) Terrier.
(c) Schnauzer.
(d) Labrador.

10. Where do Kilgore and the driver arrive at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Midland City.
(d) Washington D.C.

11. Why does Dwayne think about a particular family member in Chapter 6?
(a) The person left him.
(b) He is angry with that person.
(c) He misses the person.
(d) The person is dead.

12. What did Dwayne's biological parents do to him when he was a child?
(a) Verbally abused him.
(b) Abandoned him.
(c) Took him out of school.
(d) Physically abused him.

13. How did Dwayne's wife die?
(a) By slitting her wrists.
(b) By ingesting a powerful solvent.
(c) By hanging herself.
(d) By drowning.

14. What is going on at the car dealership the day Wayne accosts Dwayne?
(a) Seize the Day promotion.
(b) Hawaiian Days promotion.
(c) Casual Friday.
(d) An employee's birthday.

15. Where is Kilgore invited to in the letter he receives?
(a) A car convention.
(b) A university.
(c) A fashion show.
(d) An arts festival.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does The Narrator feel the novel was written by?

2. What is Dwayne's relationship status?

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

4. Where does Kilgore live?

5. What happens after the newspapers pick up a comment Kilgore makes to the police?

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