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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, "Do You Know What A Twerp Is?".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the youngest child in a family?
(a) A jokemaker.
(b) A whiner.
(c) A brooder.
(d) A thinker.

2. According to Kurt Vonnegut, who wrote the greatest American short story?
(a) William McKinley.
(b) Emily Dickenson.
(c) Ambrose Bierce.
(d) Robert Enrico.

3. What was Powers Hapgood's occupation after graduating from Harvard?
(a) Economist.
(b) Coal miner.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

4. When did Kurt write "Slaughterhouse Five?"
(a) 1951.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1969.

5. In what year did Albert Camus win a Nobel Prize for literature?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the United States government conducting a war against?

2. What was the name of Kurt's high school?

3. What can Kurt not imagine a funny book about?

4. What does a dog do when he can't get out of a gate?

5. Who demonstrated that catastrophes are funny?

(see the answer key)

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