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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vonnegut's late grandfather, Bernard, whom Vonnegut never meets, scorn?
(a) His son, Kurt Vonnegut Sr..
(b) His birthplace, Indianapolis.
(c) His grandchildren.
(d) His high school, Warren Central.

2. Vonnegut Sr. is denied his dreams by what event?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) September 11, 2001.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Great Depression.

3. Why is Algren bitter over his masterpiece, The Man with the Golden Arm?
(a) He fears he will not be able to create another masterpiece.
(b) He does not think it is a masterpiece.
(c) He receives very little for his masterpiece.
(d) He does not like the how it ends.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vonnegut say happens to American literary history, that "generations" of writers are separated by less than twenty years?

2. Does Vonnegut believe that most civilians can be considered a "well-regulated militia?"

3. The gestation period of 'possums is twelve days and Indian elephants twenty-two months. What does the author believe is the gestation period for American liberty?

4. What does Vonnegut tell 1990 graduates of the University of Rhode Island?

5. Who enacts the Latin requiem text in 1570?

(see the answer key)

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