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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What university does Wilbur attend?
(a) Hampshire.
(b) Duke.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

2. Who is the first person in the household staff to learn Wilbur and Eliza are smart?
(a) Dr. Mott.
(b) Oveta Cooper.
(c) Dr. Cordiner.
(d) Their parents do it for them.

3. How old is Wilbur at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 68.

4. What is Wilbur's nickname when he gets old?
(a) The Death Doctor.
(b) The Free World Ruler.
(c) The King of Candlesticks.
(d) The Emperor of Lost Clothes.

5. Kurt Vonnegut's family had a cottage on what lake?
(a) Lake Muskegon.
(b) Lake Maxinkuckee.
(c) Crystal Lake.
(d) Lake Woebegone.

Short Answer Questions

1. On their 15th birthday, Wilbur and Eliza write a note revealing their intelligence on what?

2. When Wilbur and Eliza are children, where do their parents live?

3. In the Prologue, which opera is discussed by the Vonnegut brothers?

4. On Wilbur's 15th birthday, what noise gives Letitia a breakdown?

5. When Wilbur is old, what habit does he engage in while speaking or writing?

(see the answer key)

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