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Timequake | Quiz

Kurt Vonnegut
This Study Guide consists of approximately 37 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Timequake.

Timequake | Quiz

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1)

What does Trout do with the stories he writes? (from Chapters 16-20)

Keeps them hidden.
Reads them out loud.
Publishes them.
Throws them in the trash.
2)

What does Vonnegut buy at the stationary store? (from Chapters 56-63)

Some paper.
An envelope.
A stamp.
A card.
3)

What does Vonnegut reflect on at the beginning of Chapter 17? (from Chapters 21-25)

Humanism.
Religion.
Love.
Friendship.
4)

What kind of expressions does Vonnegut mention throughout his description of Hitler and life on autopilot? (from Chapters 16-20)

New expressions.
Colloquial expressions.
Prophetic expressions.
Existential expressions.
5)

What author made one of Vonnegut's friends cry from his writing? (from Chapters 21-25)

Faulkner.
Thoreau.
Hemingway.
Stein.
6)

What does Fleon buy? (from Chapters 26-30)

A suitcase.
A suit.
A shirt.
Underwear.
7)

Who does Vonnegut send his pages of work to? (from Chapters 56-63)

His publisher.
His wife.
His mom.
His long term typist.
8)

What does Trout let out after the curtains close? (from Chapters 56-63)

Gas cannisters.
His handkerchief.
An audible sob.
His binoculars.
9)

Whose brains does Fleon study? (from Chapters 26-30)

Those who are Irish and Scotish.
Those who are American and Chinese.
Those who are old and young.
People of the Mensa and those who die in stupid accidents.
10)

What does Vonnegut recognize the importance of in Chapter 17? (from Chapters 21-25)

Passion.
Friendship.
Religion.
Love.
11)

What was the result in the grandchildren for their grandfather's second wife's treatment? (from Chapters 41-45)

A disdain for American aristocracy.
Insecurities.
A disdain for European aristorcracy.
A disdain for European and American aristocracy.
12)

What does PTA stand for? (from Chapters 26-30)

Post Timequake Apathy.
Post Timquakes Apothicary.
Post Timequake Apparatus.
Post Timequake Absence.
13)

What kills Zoltan when free will is reinstated? (from Chapters 21-25)

A bullet.
A rogue fire truck.
Cancer.
Pneumonia.
14)

What do the observations of the animals suggest about evolution? (from Chapters 46-50)

It has failed us.
It is innate.
It is working.
It is failing.
15)

What is the story about Hitler filled with? (from Chapters 16-20)

Analogies.
Metaphors.
Symbolism.
Black humor.
16)

Why did Vonnegut choose to go to college rather than take his dream job? (from Chapters 36-40)

College was the easy way out.
He wanted more money for the job.
He had no where to work up to.
His dream job was the easy way out.
17)

Who is not impressed when Trout tells them free will has been reinstated? (from Chapters 46-50)

Prince.
Allie.
Vonnegut.
Zoltan.
18)

What did Vonnegut's first wife die from? (from Chapters 31-35)

A car crash.
Cancer.
Believing in Christianity.
Peneumonia.
19)

What did Trout blow up after the timequake's end? (from Chapters 51-55)

Trains.
Unoccupied cars.
Occupied cars.
Buses.
20)

What ends the play on cue in Chapter 61? (from Chapters 56-63)

An alarm.
A whistle.
A fire drill.
A tornado.
21)

Where does Fleon acquire the brains he examines? (from Chapters 26-30)

He rents them.
He borrows them.
He buys them.
He steals them.
22)

What does Trout admit about his actions after the timequake ended? (from Chapters 36-40)

They were selfish and cowardly.
He was selfish.
He was helpful.
They were bold and heroic.
23)

What was Trout doing when the timequake went into effect? (from Chapters 26-30)

Dancing.
Singing.
Writing.
Reading.
24)

What was his father chosen to be at his hunting shack? (from Chapters 36-40)

The camp doctor.
The camp counselor.
The camp cook.
The camp preacher.
25)

How does Hitler die according to "Bingo Bunker Party"? (from Chapters 16-20)

He shoots himself.
He dies of cancer.
He is shot.
He dies from pneumonia.
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