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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Vonnegut good with guns?
(a) His dad taught him how to shoot a gun.
(b) He is part of the NRA.
(c) He is a Private First Class.
(d) He has watched many war movies.

3. Why does Vonnegut feel lucky to have been born in Indianapolis?
(a) He receives a rich and humane primary and secondary education.
(b) He treasures the friendships he made in Indianapolis.
(c) It is a beautiful city.
(d) Indianapolis is the center of the art world.

4. Whose art does Father celebrate, as if it is a Pieta or Sistine chapel ceiling?
(a) Edith's.
(b) Alice's.
(c) Kurt's.
(d) Alex's.

5. How is Vonnegut an advocate for translators?
(a) He pays translators to write his books.
(b) He believes translators should be paid the same royalties as authors.
(c) He is a translator.
(d) He believes translators are more important than authors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vonnegut believe it is time to hear?

2. Why is Algren bitter over his masterpiece, The Man with the Golden Arm?

3. Why are certain words in Rait's limerick replaced with the sound "dah" when recited on the BBC?

4. In which art form does Father show promise before the Great Depression?

5. What does Vonnegut believe is the cause of mental illness?

(see the answer key)

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