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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. Who made Kurt's first car?
(a) Studebaker.
(b) Chevrolet.
(c) Volvo.
(d) Ford.

2. What was Eugene Victor Debs' former occupation?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Poet.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Fireman.

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

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

5. How long would Kurt listen to the radio each day?
(a) As long as he could.
(b) In bits and pieces between meals and chores.
(c) As little as possible.
(d) An hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is humor a physiological response to?

2. What ethnic group did Kurt's friend in Nigeria belong to?

3. What does Kurt think Shakespeare did not believe in?

4. What was the first novel ever to be written using a typewriter?

5. Who demonstrated that catastrophes are funny?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Kurt feels the way he does about technology?

2. What does Kurt say humor is a response to?

3. What does Kurt say about computers? Do you agree?

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

5. What does Kurt say is the most destructive drug of all? Do you agree?

6. How did age affect Kurt's upbringing?

7. What was Kurt's experience with Dresden?

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

9. What does Kurt say about what men and women want?

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

(see the answer keys)

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