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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. He says his father is a rarity among Hoosiers. What other fantasy creature does the author compare his father to?
(a) Dragon.
(b) Griffin.
(c) Pegasus.
(d) Unicorn.

2. What tribal name do the Vonneguts give themselves?
(a) Epta mayan-boys.
(b) Aztec-girls.
(c) Black Feathers.
(d) Pottawatomie.

3. Why does Vonnegut like to write pieces for Architectural Digest?
(a) As a tribute to his father and grandfather.
(b) He loves architecture.
(c) He is an architect.
(d) As a tribute to his son, Mark.

4. Who founds the Indianapolis chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1955?
(a) Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
(b) Vonnegut's Uncle Alex.
(c) Vonnegut's mother.
(d) Vonnegut's sister.

5. Vonnegut is enthusiastic about Pollock's work, but what does he feel is missing from Pollock's paintings?
(a) Color.
(b) A horizon.
(c) Human figures.
(d) Organization.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel about the state of people's portable souls does Jane ask Vonnegut to read?

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

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

4. In Fates Worse Than Death, humorist Kurt Vonnegut examines the blindness of the American people to the hypocrisy of what administration?

5. Vonnegut Sr. is denied his dreams by what event?

(see the answer key)

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