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Mother Night | Quiz

Kurt Vonnegut
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Mother Night | Quiz

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1)

What is NOT one of the ways Helga made a living when she was separated from the narrator? (from Chapter 16-18)

Working as an interpreter and file clerk in Siberian POW camp.
Working on a labor gang in the Ukraine.
Working in a cigarette factory in Dresden.
Working as an actress in Berlin.
2)

The narrator had once thought Bernard O'Hare looked like a __________, but in the attic he looks more like a __________. (from Chapter 43-45)

Tiger, bear.
Wolf, coyote.
Eagle, vulture.
Race horse, donkey.
3)

How old is Resi Noth when the narrator leaves for the front lines? (from Chapter 19-21)

10 years old.
A newborn infant.
21 years old.
45 years old.
4)

What grim task does Werner Noth ask the narrator to do? (from Chapter 16-18)

Help him compose an eloquent suicide note.
Give him a ride to Berlin so he can attend his best friend's funeral.
Burn the carcass of his favorite horse before slave laborers begin to feast upon it.
Shoot Resi's dog.
5)

What is one thing that Heinz was willing to do for his motorcycle that he was not willing to do for his wife? (from Chapter 19-21)

Stand in front of an advancing tank.
Spend entire weekends together.
Give up smoking.
Buy expensive accessories.
6)

What do the narrator and Resi find drawn in blue ink on his mailbox namecard? (from Chapter 25-27)

A Star of David.
A swastika.
A crude drawing of a man smoking a cigar.
The symbol of a local street gang marking its turf.
7)

Which characters from medieval mythology does Bernard O'Hare consider himself and the narrator? (from Chapter 43-45)

Beowulf and Grendel.
Don Quixote and the windmills.
King Arthur and Mordred.
St. George and the dragon.
8)

Which is NOT a profession of the three "heroes" Dr. Epstein calls to his home? (from Chapter 43-45)

Tailor.
Watchmaker.
Butcher.
Pediatrician.
9)

What snide remark does Resi make as she watches drum majorettes pass by in a parade? (from Chapter 22-24)

That being able to do high kicks and twirl batons will help the girls be successful in life.
That it's not as good as being a cheerleader.
That half of the girls will end up pregnant before they graduate.
That Americans must find war a very sexy thing.
10)

Why did Resi remove her mittens when she was sitting in the music room? (from Chapter 19-21)

Because the narrator gave her a new pair.
So she could lend them to a slave woman who was working outside in the cold.
To pet her dog.
Because the mittens made her skin itch.
11)

What is the "booty" that the narrator and Frank Wirtanen discuss? (from Chapter 34-36)

George Kraft's paintings.
Lionel Jones' stash of weapons and ammunition.
A part of Resi's body.
The trunk filled with the narrator's writings.
12)

Where was the narrator NOT taken after his beating? (from Chapter 25-27)

The police station.
The hospital.
Abraham Epstein's apartment.
Lionel Jones' cellar.
13)

The narrator claims he didn't really steal his friend's motorcycle, but . . . (from Chapter 19-21)

Paid for it by leaving money in his friend's boot while he was sleeping.
Borrowed it for all eternity.
Accidentally backed over it with his car and dumped the motorcycle in the lake to hide the evidence.
Pretended to steal it so his friend could collect the insurance money.
14)

What is in the capsule that Resi put in her mouth? (from Chapter 37-39)

Cyanide.
A 2-karat diamond.
A microchip.
Aspirin.
15)

Which of the following is NOT a revelation that Mr. Noth, Helga's father, reveals to the narrator: (from Chapter 16-18)

He would have had the narrator shot if he found out he was a spy.
He had opposed the marriage between Helga and the narrator.
The narrator made him unashamed to be a Nazi.
Helga is not really his daughter.
16)

According to Wirtanen, who are the only three people who knew the truth about the narrator's radio broadcasts? (from Chapter 31-33)

Frank Wirtanen, General Donovan, and Franklin Delano "Rosenfeld."
Howard Campbell and his parents.
Lionel Jones, George Kraft, and Father Keeley.
Helga, Resi, and Heinz.
17)

In one of her final statements, Resi says of the narrator, "There is nothing left of him but __________ and a pair of eyes." (from Chapter 37-39)

Curiosity.
His mouth.
Love.
Anger.
18)

What false name does George Kraft suggest for the narrator? (from Chapter 28-30)

Pancho Villa.
Casanova.
Don Quixote.
Don Juan.
19)

How did the narrator and Helga feel after their homes had been bombed, at least for a moment? (from Chapter 40-42)

Like there was no more reason to live.
Like Noah and his wife.
Like Adam and Eve.
Like Romeo and Juliet.
20)

What does Epstein's mother say the people who ransacked the apartment building and the S.S. or the Gestapo would always take? (from Chapter 43-45)

Anything of value.
Light bulbs.
Furniture.
Radios.
21)

What is one detail of Resi's post-war life that is true? (from Chapter 22-24)

She was briefly married to Heinz Schildknecht in hopes that he could put her in touch with the narrator.
She worked various odd jobs on her way back to Berlin.
She was an interpreter in a Siberian prison camp.
She worked in a cigarette factory.
22)

What is the surprise Lionel Jones presents to the narrator at the Iron Guard meeting? (from Chapter 31-33)

A recording of one of his radio broadcasts.
The Blue Fairy Godmother.
$200,000 in cash and phony identity documents to start a new life.
An anthology of his plays, printed, bound, and ready to sell.
23)

What had been the garbage man's profession before coming to America? (from Chapter 25-27)

Dentist.
He had always been a garbage man.
Veterinarian.
Attorney.
24)

Who does the Blue Fairy Godmother say are communist agents? (from Chapter 31-33)

Dr. Epstein and his mother.
Lionel Jones and Father Keeley.
Resi Noth and George Kraft.
Himself and the narrator.
25)

When the narrator does not want to discuss politics when they are alone in his apartment, what does he ask Helga to ask him about instead? (from Chapter 16-18)

Music.
Literature.
Art.
Religion.
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