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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 which art form does Father show promise before the Great Depression?
(a) Sculpture.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Printmaking.
(d) Painting.

2. Vonnegut defends what freedom?
(a) Freedom of speech.
(b) Freedom of religion.
(c) Freedom of assembly.
(d) Freedom of the press.

3. What does Vonnegut tell 1990 graduates of the University of Rhode Island?
(a) Colleges should spread the important stuff over four years, instead of saving it all up for the very end.
(b) He wishes he could have been a graduate of the University of Rhode Island.
(c) They should enjoy this day, because real life begins tomorrow.
(d) College is a waste of time, and they should make the world their university.

4. What does the U.S. allow for 100 years before diagnosing it as a social disease and fighting it?
(a) Depression.
(b) Sexism.
(c) Civil war.
(d) Slavery.

5. What limits Algren's popularity?
(a) A penchant for truth.
(b) His distinct odor.
(c) His lack of connections.
(d) His foul personality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enacts the Latin requiem text in 1570?

2. For what does the traditional requiem ask?

3. What is the title of the book Jane writes about raising their kids on Cape Cod?

4. The Vonnegut family expects its family members to go out east to college. Where does the author's dad, Kurt Vonnegut Sr., go to college?

5. How do the author and Jill meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the city of Dresden.

2. How are the Reverend and the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography different?

3. What is Vonnegut's opinion of liberty?

4. What is Vonnegut's opinion of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters? Support your answer.

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

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

7. How has Hemingway grown dated?

8. A unicorn, it is said, will lay its head in a maiden's lap if she sits in a forest clearing. Why is Vonnegut's sister, Alice, the maiden to Father's unicorn?

9. What is the Reverend's opinion on banning objectionable books?

10. How can you tell Vonnegut does not value medals and awards?

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