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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. How do the author and Jill meet?
(a) At a baseball game.
(b) At a movie premiere.
(c) At an art gallery.
(d) At a production of a Vonnegut play.

5. Of what consisting of upper and lower houses is Hemingway a member?
(a) The American Actors and Writers Equity.
(b) The American Writers Academy.
(c) The American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
(d) The American Association of Writers of Historical Fiction.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the infant that the Vonneguts adopt?

3. The Attorney General's Commission believes that sufferers of what disease get what they deserve?

4. To what does Vonnegut compare the lyrics of the new requiem setting?

5. What government authority has several of its members involved in financial or sexual atrocities, as well as advocating for civilians to be armed with assault rifles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vonnegut greatly admire anything Anonymous, for example, Alcoholics Anonymous?

2. What makes Alice a lazy artist?

3. What does Vonnegut say when his book is burned?

4. What are four things Vonnegut and O'Hare have in common?

5. What is one similarity and one difference between the author and Elie Wiesel?

6. Why does Vonnegut say the NRA is incorrect in its use of Article II of the Bill of Rights?

7. Describe Vonnegut's experiences at Lake Maxincuckee.

8. What is Vonnegut's opinion of the traditional requiem mass?

9. How are the Reverend and the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography the same?

10. Name one similarity and one difference between Jane and Vonnegut.

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