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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. Why did Kurt have to talk to a cop?
(a) His car was stolen.
(b) His pocket was picked.
(c) He was mugged.
(d) He lost his cantaloupe.

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

3. What can a prince do?
(a) Make war.
(b) Be true to himself.
(c) Be neither a borrower nor a lender.
(d) Kill anyone he wants.

4. According to Kurt, what is a couple really saying to each other when they have an argument?
(a) 'You do not understand me!'
(b) 'You do not respect my right to be me!'
(c) 'You are not enough people!'
(d) 'You are not the right person for me!'

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has 'beat the heck' out of Kurt Vonnegut?

3. When were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti executed?

4. What would Kurt provide with everyone if he had the chance?

5. What does Freud call laughless jokes?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Kurt, what is all great literature about? How does this make him feel?

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

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

4. What was Kurt's experience with Dresden?

5. What was Kurt's experience while writing "Slaughterhouse Five?" What was the key?

6. What does Kurt say about prohibition and the war on drugs?

7. Who was Ned Ludd?

8. How does Kurt feel about being an artist?

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

10. Who was Emma Lazarus?

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