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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book series did Jill Krementz read when she was young?
(a) Nancy Drew.
(b) Hardy Boys.
(c) Kay Tracey.
(d) The Lord of the Rings.

2. What does Kurt think Shakespeare did not believe in?
(a) Humanity.
(b) Absolute truth.
(c) Heaven or Hell.
(d) Himself.

3. What does Kurt try not to do when he's being funny?
(a) Explain.
(b) Smile.
(c) Offend.
(d) Laugh.

4. What type of missiles do nuclear submarines fire?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Ares.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Taranis.

5. What type of stories did Franz Kafka write?
(a) Simplistic.
(b) Idiotic.
(c) Pessimistic.
(d) Optimistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kurt write "Slaughterhouse Five?"

2. Where does the typist live?

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

4. Who did Kurt smoke marijuana with?

5. Who was unsure about Jane Marie's decision to marry a German?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kurt make jokes about? What can he not make jokes about?

2. What does Kurt state is the truth about life?

3. Who was Ned Ludd?

4. What advice does Kurt have for readers about creative writing?

5. How does Kurt feel about the human race and their effect on nature?

6. Why does Kurt smoke? What has his experience been with drugs?

7. What era did Kurt grow up in?

8. What marketing tip does Kurt give readers?

9. According to Kurt, what was the 'beginning of the end?'

10. What does Kurt say about Karl Marx's statements on religion?

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