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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. What type of bird are Kurt and his typist trying to attract?

2. How long ago was the first electric generator built?

3. How have humans destroyed the planet?

4. What device made of steel does Kurt use for his paper?

5. At what age did Kurt start smoking?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kurt's process for sending his work to his typist.

2. According to Kurt, why do more people get divorced today? Do you agree?

3. According to Kurt, what is all great literature about? How does this make him feel?

4. What is the significance of the timeline for the introduction of the internal combustion engine?

5. What does Kurt say humor is a response to?

6. What attachment does Kurt feel for his community?

7. What does Kurt state is the truth about life?

8. What does Kurt say about prohibition and the war on drugs?

9. What does Kurt say is the most destructive drug of all? Do you agree?

10. What advice does Kurt have for readers about creative writing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research and write an essay that discusses alternative transportation fuels and energy, illustrating at least two examples of up and coming technologies that you feel will make a difference.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the Great Depression from an economic standpoint, examining its causes, effects, and solution. Be sure to address at least one of these points:

1) Political leadership and the Depression.

2) Differences and similarities between the Great Depression and recent economic crises in the United States.

3) The influence of the Great Depression on economics as a discipline.

Essay Topic 3

Research and write a short essay on humanism, including the foundations of the belief, major contributors, and well-known adherents.

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