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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Vonnegut's career post World War II?
(a) He was a teacher.
(b) He was a cab driver.
(c) He worked for General Electric.
(d) He was a Navy officer.

2. What does everyone have to do to reach normal time again?
(a) Exercise for ten years.
(b) Appreciate each other.
(c) Sleep for ten years.
(d) Repeat the previous ten years exactly as they happened.

3. Who is Monica Pepper?
(a) Vonnegut's sister.
(b) One of Vonnegut's fictionalized character.
(c) Trout's sister.
(d) Trout's cousin.

4. What does Trout do with the stories he writes?
(a) Throws them in the trash.
(b) Reads them out loud.
(c) Publishes them.
(d) Keeps them hidden.

5. What are Trout's actions a reflection of?
(a) Vonnegut's repressed desires.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Trout's repressed desires.
(d) Vonnegut's mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Trout's unfinished memoir mentioned in Chapter 16?

2. How does the author view his writing?

3. What kind of expressions does Vonnegut mention throughout his description of Hitler and life on autopilot?

4. When was the first atomic bomb dropped?

5. Who makes several insightful observations about the events at the party?

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