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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. In his letter to the future, what does Vonnegut say today's rulers are doing to Nature's stern but reasonable surrender terms?
(a) Working towards a peacable agreement.
(b) Limiting waste.
(c) Conserving energy.
(d) Nothing.

2. What is the best reason for why Vonnegut's family keeps his mother's insanity and suicide a secret?
(a) They are saddened by her illness and death.
(b) They are embarrassed.
(c) They are in denial.
(d) They are hoping to avoid repelling prospective in-laws.

3. What does Vonnegut assert is often Hemingway's male characters' greatest reward?
(a) Males feeling love for one another in proximity to danger.
(b) Winning a battle.
(c) Becoming enlightened.
(d) Winning the heart of a woman.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is nearing economic, legal, and social equality only in Vonnegut's lifetime?

2. How are Vonnegut and Elie Wiesel the same?

3. Why does Vonnegut feel lucky to have been born in Indianapolis?

4. What do Vonnegut's grown children jointly own?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Although Jill Krementz attends private schools and vacations with the rich as a child, how does she support herself as an adult?

3. How does Jill embody the Women's Liberation Movement? How does this attitude toward life make her a better person?

4. Describe Vonnegut's experiences at Lake Maxincuckee.

5. What does FATES WORSE THAN DEATH by humorist Kurt Vonnegut contain?

6. Of what significant Indianapolis building is Father the founder? Why is he bitter over the additions made on this building?

7. Why does Vonnegut write his own mass?

8. What examples does Vonnegut give to show that male bonding is important to men?

9. What is a possible reason for Jane's English relatives not wanting her to marry a German?

10. How does Vonnegut's requiem mass differ from Andrew Lloyd Webber's?

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