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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vonnegut is the third person in his family to have a one-person show and the second to put in time in a "laughing academy." What is he the first to do?
(a) Write.
(b) Divorce and remarry.
(c) Have an unhappy marriage.
(d) Create art.

2. What do Vonnegut's grown children jointly own?
(a) The lake house.
(b) A condominium in New York City.
(c) A publishing house.
(d) Their childhood home.

3. Who buys the lake house but allows Vonnegut and his bride to honeymoon there?
(a) A stranger.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His sister.
(d) His friend O'Hare.

4. How much does Vonnegut believe is enough to make a masterpiece? Beyond that, it is like empty talk at the end of a party.
(a) One-half.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) One-third.
(d) Three-fourths.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vonnegut believe about professional artists' opinions on vocal third parties, such as critics, curators, and collectors?

2. Why did Jane Cox's relatives question her marriage to Vonnegut?

3. What is the best reason for why Vonnegut's family keeps his mother's insanity and suicide a secret?

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

5. What tribal name do the Vonneguts give themselves?

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