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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kilgore muse about after arriving in the city in Chapter 12?
(a) If he is meant to be where he is that day for a reason.
(b) How the world is how it should be.
(c) How he wonders if he lives in an alternate reality.
(d) Where he should send his latest story.

2. What is the check meant for that Kilgore receives with the letter?
(a) Medical expenses.
(b) Travel expenses.
(c) Award money.
(d) Bribe money.

3. What does the writing on the bathroom wall say?
(a) It is Kilgore's name and address.
(b) It asks about the meaning of life.
(c) It says something mean about someone Kilgore doesn't know.
(d) It predicts what happens in the future.

4. Why does Dwayne ignore Harry after Harry approaches him at the car dealership?
(a) Dwayne thinks he is hallucinating Harry.
(b) Dwayne has never liked Harry.
(c) Dwayne has more important things on his mind.
(d) Dwayne thinks Harry is stealing money.

5. Who is undergoing a mental collapse at the beginning of the book?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) Kilgore Trout.
(c) The Author.
(d) Dwayne Hoover.

6. Who stops Kilgore as he is walking from the pornographic theater?
(a) A tourist.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A taxi driver,

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

8. What does Kilgore attempt to do after reading what was written on the bathroom wall?
(a) Contact alien life forms.
(b) Start a seminar on science fiction.
(c) Create a new language.
(d) Beam his thoughts to the creator.

9. Where does Kilgore walk after he leaves the pornographic theater?
(a) 40th Street.
(b) Madison Avenue.
(c) 42nd Street.
(d) Central Park.

10. Why does Kilgore believe the fan letter was written by a child?
(a) The spelling and grammar is poor.
(b) He knows who the child is.
(c) He cannot read the handwriting.
(d) There are stickers on the letter.

11. Why is Cyprian staying in a hotel?
(a) He is newly employed and has not found a home.
(b) He finds it easier to live in a hotel.
(c) He does not have enough money for a house.
(d) He does not have the time to cook and clean for himself.

12. What does Dwayne believe about everyone else after reading Kilgore's novel?
(a) They do not really exist.
(b) They are robots.
(c) They are sheep.
(d) They are inferior to him.

13. What does Kilgore and the person he catches a ride with talk about?
(a) Conservation of natural resources.
(b) The degradation of American politics.
(c) The burning down of rain forests.
(d) Petitioning to stop drilling.

14. What happens to Dwayne when he leaves the hotel?
(a) He feels normal and continues on with his day.
(b) He provokes someone to fight with him.
(c) He resumes his unstable behavior.
(d) He gets hit by a car.

15. What does Kilgore discover when he wakes up after walking the streets Chapter 8?
(a) He has a large sum of money.
(b) He lost his keys.
(c) He has lost his speech.
(d) He has been robbed, raped and beat up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kilgore decide after reading what he saw written in the bathroom?

2. Who influenced The Narrator in his earlier life?

3. What does Dwayne do following his reading of Kilgore's novel?

4. Where do Kilgore and the driver arrive at the beginning of Chapter 12?

5. Where was Kilgore's novel published?

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