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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. He says his father is a rarity among Hoosiers. What other fantasy creature does the author compare his father to?

2. Who buys the lake house but allows Vonnegut and his bride to honeymoon there?

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

4. What ethnic groups does the Attorney General's Commission label as "terrorists" whenever possible?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Father not enjoy working as an architect?

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

4. What makes Alice a lazy artist?

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

6. The 20th century is the first to get reliable information about the human condition. Why does Vonnegut believe that this could be a bad thing?

7. 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?

8. How has Hemingway grown dated?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Attorney General's Commission on Pornography is created to protect the public from immoral literature.

Part 1) Does the United States have the right to decide what is moral or immoral? Why or why not?

Part 2) Give examples from the text that reveal the beliefs of this Commission.

Part 3) Do all the members of the Commission "practice what they preach?"

Essay Topic 2

19th century British aristocrats are sufferers of "Folk Society Deficiency."

Part 1) How do they suffer from this deficiency? Who does this affect other people from different cultures?

Part 2) What other areas of the world have suffered in the same way? How?

Part 3) Do societies still suffers from this deficiency? How?

Essay Topic 3

Vonnegut considers some people saints.

Part 1) Name two people he considers saints. Why?

Part 2) What do you believe the requirements are for being considered a saint?

Part 3) Who in your life would you consider a saint? Why?

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