Jailbird | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Prologue

1. Walter Starbuck is an ex-con, ex-capitalist, and ex-_________.

Socialist.

2. At the beginning of the prologue, "Kilgore Trout is ________."

Back again.

3. What is significant about Trout's name?

It's a pseudonym.

4. Saying Trout is on the "outside" means what?

He's no longer a convict.

5. From whom does Vonnegut receive a letter?

A fan.

6. In the letter Vonnegut receives, it reads: "_____ may fail."

Love.

7. In the letter Vonnegut receives, it reads: "_______ will prevail."

Courtesy.

8. What does the letter Vonnegut receives summarize?

The idea of his life's work.

9. What would have happened if Vonnegut had received the letter a few years earlier?

He wouldn't have written his books.

10. Kenneth Whistler was a popular _________.

Labor unionist.

11. What was Vonnegut's relationship with Powers Hapgood?

They had lunch once.

12. Vonnegut describes Hapgood as a _______ figure.

Colorful.

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