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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rita Rait become the winner of a limerick contest?
(a) She is married to the judge.
(b) She creates a competition and enters her own work.
(c) She is the best limerick writer in Russia.
(d) She wins the prize left by an eccentric British millionaire for the wittiest original limerick.

2. How is the character Bill Pilgrim different from Joe Crone?
(a) Bill Pilgrim is shy and sad, while Joe Crone is an enthusiastic extrovert.
(b) They are from different cities in the United States.
(c) Bill Pilgrim commits suicide, while Joe Crone become a doctor.
(d) Joe Crone starves himself to death, while Bill Pilgrim returns home to become an optometrist.

3. What novel about the state of people's portable souls does Jane ask Vonnegut to read?
(a) The Brothers Grimm.
(b) Blood Brothers.
(c) Blood Diamond.
(d) The Brothers Karamazov.

4. What do the free speech provisions of the First Amendment make Vonnegut want to do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Cry.
(c) Throw up.
(d) Cheer.

5. What does Vonnegut require of translators?
(a) They must ask him many questions about his work.
(b) They must do as he says.
(c) They must be more gifted writers than he and speak at least two languages, including his.
(d) They must speak Italian, English, as well as another language.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his letter to the future, what does Vonnegut say today's rulers are doing to Nature's stern but reasonable surrender terms?

2. Why can Vonnegut not get married at an Episcopalian church?

3. With whom does Vonnegut travel to Mozambique?

4. How do the MIT students react to Vonnegut's speech?

5. What does the Reverend oppose?

(see the answer key)

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