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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. How much older is Kurt's brother than he is?
(a) Three years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Nine years.

2. How many people were killed in the Dresden firebombing?
(a) 1,350,000.
(b) 1,350.
(c) 135,000.
(d) 13,500.

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

4. How long did prohibition last?
(a) From 1930-1940.
(b) From 1921-1945.
(c) From 1910-1922.
(d) From 1919-1933.

5. What device made of steel does Kurt use for his paper?
(a) Paperweight.
(b) Paperclip.
(c) Paper cutter.
(d) Staple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who knows more about the spirit world than anyone else?

2. How did Albert Camus die?

3. How many relatives did Kurt's friend in Nigeria have?

4. When did Emma Lazarus write her famous sonnet about the 'poor,' 'wretched,' and 'homeless?'

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story of Hamlet? What story does Kurt compare it to?

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

3. What is the significance of the timeline for the introduction of the internal combustion engine?

4. How did Kurt break new ground with his marriage?

5. What was important to Kurt while he was growing up?

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

7. What does Kurt say about electronic communities? Do you agree?

8. How does Kurt feel about American socialists?

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

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

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