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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Wilbur is old, he looks forward to seeing Dr. Mott where?
(a) The coffee shop.
(b) The afterlife.
(c) The golf course.
(d) Michu Picchu.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, who is Wilbur's closest neighbor?
(a) Wilbur.
(b) Vera.
(c) Melody.
(d) Isadore.

3. At what age do Wilbur and Eliza realize their parents have mistreated them?
(a) They do not realize this.
(b) 13.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

4. Melody buries her stillborn baby in what?
(a) A coffin.
(b) A humidor box.
(c) A shoe box.
(d) A tin can.

5. Wilbur earns the distinction of the first student to do what at his new school?
(a) Stand on his head.
(b) Start a newspaper.
(c) Take the college boards.
(d) Outsmart one of the teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, what is Eliza especially good at?

2. Melody first gets pregnant at what age?

3. How are the passages in the mansion described?

4. Who is the primary caretaker of Wilbur and Eliza when they are children?

5. Bernard practices what type of science?

Short Essay Questions

1. While Wilbur excels in school, what happens to Eliza?

2. When Wilbur is sent to school, what happens to his relationship with Eliza?

3. In what style does Kurt Vonnegut intend to write Slapstick: Or, Lonesome No More!?

4. Why is Dr. Mott important to Wilbur and Eliza?

5. Once Eliza is out of the institution, what is her opinion of Wilbur?

6. Upon hearing the story "The Ugly Duckling," Eliza makes up her own ending. What does the duckling turn into?

7. Following her stay in the mental institution, what does Eliza think of the United States?

8. On her 15th birthday, what comment does Eliza make regarding her parents' appearance?

9. What do Wilbur and Eliza reveal to their parents on a bed sheet?

10. What is Wilbur doing at the beginning of Slapstick: Or, Lonesome No More!?

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