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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the book Jane writes about raising their kids on Cape Cod?
(a) On a Wing and a Prayer.
(b) My Children, My Angels.
(c) Angels Without Wings.
(d) Angels in Heaven.

2. What ethnic groups does the Attorney General's Commission label as "terrorists" whenever possible?
(a) Iraqis.
(b) Afghanis.
(c) Israelis.
(d) Palestinians.

3. What happens to all writers?
(a) They grow to be better writers.
(b) They become more famous with age.
(c) Their stories grow more optimistic with each passing year.
(d) They grow dated.

4. To what author's work does Vonnegut compare the Bill of Rights' First Amendment?
(a) Dr. Seuss.
(b) Dr. Dre.
(c) J.K. Rowling.
(d) Michael Crichton.

5. Even after many years, what is imprinted in Vonnegut's mind?
(a) Geist Lake where he went boating.
(b) Lake Maxincuckee where he swims with his siblings.
(c) Lake Michigan where he played in the sand.
(d) Culver Lake where he is a lifeguard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose art does Father celebrate, as if it is a Pieta or Sistine chapel ceiling?

2. What are heavy among the writers Vonnegut cares about?

3. What does Vonnegut create during his summers at Lake Maxincuckee in southern Indiana?

4. Vonnegut is enthusiastic about Pollock's work, but what does he feel is missing from Pollock's paintings?

5. Vonnegut defends what freedom?

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