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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the newsstand that Kurt goes to?

2. What does the man turn into at the end of Franz Kafka's story?

3. What was Ned Ludd's line of work?

4. What was Kurt to older people at the dinner table when he was very young?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Ned Ludd?

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

6. What does Kurt describe about relations between English and Germans in America?

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

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

9. Why does Kurt think "Hamlet" is such a popular story?

10. How did age affect Kurt's upbringing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research and write an essay that discusses alternative transportation fuels and energy, illustrating at least two examples of up and coming technologies that you feel will make a difference.

Essay Topic 2

Write an informal essay on the importance and role of music in your life, and the lives of those around you. Discuss your favorite musical artists, and how their music influences you.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that summarizes what you feel to be Kurt Vonnegut's political beliefs based on what you have read in "A Man Without A Country," with evidence from the text.

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