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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. Where does Vonnegut meet his first wife?

2. How does Mark feel about the 1960s?

3. How does Vonnegut describe Reagan's and Bush's war experiences?

4. What tough question does Vonnegut's book "Player Piano" ask?

5. How many Americans are of German descent?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to John Yale, what is the Mozambican's true enemy? Why?

2. What are some examples of humorists who have lost their humor after a certain age? How has their humor been lost?

3. What terrible thing happens to sufferers of "Folk Society Deficiency," or FSD? Give an example.

4. How does Jane Cox deal with her loneliness when her children are grown and move out?

5. How is RENAMO destroying the beautiful country of Mozambique?

6. Why is the Italian translator, Roberta Rambelli, Vonnegut's favorite?

7. What does Vonnegut mean when he tells the MIT graduates that they have the power to turn loose or reign in enormous forces?

8. What is Vonnegut's opinion on war?

9. Why should many people take offense to privileged Vonnegut?

10. Although the subtitle of SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE is "The Children's Crusade," what are the average ages mentioned of those who died in war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mental illness affects several discussed throughout the book.

Part 1) What could be the cause(s) of the Vonnegut family's mental illness?

Part 2) How does Vonnegut's mother's suicide affect his life?

Part 3) How might Vonnegut feel about his own son's mental illness?

Essay Topic 2

The First Amendment allows Americans the freedom of speech and the press.

Part 1) Although Vonnegut supports this, why does this freedom upset him? Give examples from the text.

Part 2) What part of the First Amendment does the NRA use to support its cause? Do you agree with the way the NRA interprets this freedom?

Part 3) Write a letter to the NRA expressing your opinion about its interpretation of the First Amendment.

Essay Topic 3

Vonnegut does not believe Liberty has yet to be born.

Part 1) Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Part 2) What can you do to bring about the birth of Liberty?

Part 3) How do you see progression of liberty over the next 100 years?

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