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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, "A Sappy Woman from Ypsilanti".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the newsstand that Kurt goes to?
(a) 56th Street.
(b) 22nd Street.
(c) 43rd Street.
(d) 48th Street.

2. What did the New York Times guarantee were in Iraq?
(a) American POWs.
(b) Terrorists.
(c) Oil wells.
(d) Weapons of mass destruction.

3. According to Kurt Vonnegut, who wrote the greatest American short story?
(a) William McKinley.
(b) Robert Enrico.
(c) Ambrose Bierce.
(d) Emily Dickenson.

4. What can Kurt not imagine a funny book about?
(a) All of the above.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Martin Luther King.

5. What did Kurt study in university?
(a) English Literature.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Writing.
(d) Chemistry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Chinese use gunpowder for?

2. What is the first rule in creative writing?

3. What was Powers Hapgood's occupation after graduating from Harvard?

4. Who is Kurt's hero?

5. How does Kurt feel about the woman behind the counter?

(see the answer key)

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