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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "I'm Going to Tell You Some News".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Kurt start smoking?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty-one.

2. What city did Kurt see the destruction of first-hand?
(a) Berlin.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Dresden.

3. What does Freud call laughless jokes?
(a) Dead humor.
(b) Gallows humor.
(c) Maternal humor.
(d) Silent humor.

4. According to Kurt, what are the arts?
(a) 'A way to make your soul grow.'
(b) 'A way of making life more bearable.'
(c) 'Not a way to make a living.'
(d) All of the above.

5. What will Kurt tell readers from now on?
(a) A very slanted version of events.
(b) The truth and nothing but the truth.
(c) When he is kidding.
(d) Absolutely nothing worth reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did prohibition last?

2. What type of line describes the story of "Hamelt?"

3. What was the only way Kurt could get into an adult conversation when he was young?

4. How old is Kurt at the time of writing?

5. What is the name of the first story that Kurt demonstrates with a line graph?

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