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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sends Dwayne into a rage with a comment about adoption?
(a) Vernon Garr.
(b) Harry LeSabre.
(c) Philboyd Studge.
(d) Kilgore Trout.

2. Who sits near Dwayne during breakfast?
(a) Kilgore.
(b) Eliot.
(c) Cyprian.
(d) Philboyd.

3. What is Dwayne's medical condition mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) Advanced dementia.
(b) Chemically imbalanced.
(c) Alzheimer's Disease.
(d) Schizophrenic.

4. Who does The Narrator feel the novel was written by?
(a) Philboyd Studge.
(b) Kilgore Trout.
(c) Dwayne Hoover.
(d) Phoebe Hurty.

5. Where does Dwayne eat breakfast at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A diner.
(c) The park.
(d) His house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was The Narrator aware of and disturbed by as a young adolescent?

2. What kind of dog does Dwayne have?

3. What genre does Kilgore prefer to write?

4. What happens to Kilgore after he leaves the bathroom in Chapter 7?

5. What is the name of Dwayne's dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Harry LeSabre upset by Dwayne's comment about his outfit looking like that of a mortician?

2. What happens to Kilgore after he notices that a car is following him as he walks down 42nd Street?

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

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

5. What is Kilgore's reason for accepting the invitation to speak at the arts festival?

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

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

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

9. After pondering the question on the bathroom wall, what is Kilgore lead to think about?

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

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