Jailbird | Multiple Choice Test Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

This section contains 180 multiple choice questions about Jailbird. Multiple choice questions test a student's recall and understanding of the text. Use these questions for chapter quizzes, homework assignments or tests. Jump to the quiz/homework section for the multiple choice worksheets.

Multiple Choice - Prologue

1. Walter Starbuck is an ex-con, ex-capitalist, and ex-_________.
a) Writer.
b) Husband.
c) Socialist.
d) Student.

2. At the beginning of the prologue, "Kilgore Trout is ________."
a) Amazing.
b) Missing.
c) Dead.
d) Back again.

3. What is significant about Trout's name?
a) It's catchy.
b) It's Starbuck's mother's.
c) It's a pseudonym.
d) It's Vonnegut's real name.

4. Saying Trout is on the "outside" means what?
a) He's in hiding.
b) He's no longer a convict.
c) He doesn't have any friends.
d) He's homeless.

5. From whom does Vonnegut receive a letter?
a) His mother.
b) His wife.
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