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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Starbuck in Nuremberg?
(a) For the Nazi War Crimes trials.
(b) To visit family.
(c) To vacation.
(d) To find a wife.

2. When Starbuck met Ruth, what was she?
(a) A former model.
(b) A war veteran.
(c) A waitress.
(d) A concentration camp refugee.

3. What does the letter Vonnegut receives summarize?
(a) The idea of his life's work.
(b) His life.
(c) The idea of classics.
(d) The problem with America.

4. About children, Ruth prophesied, "If I had one, it would be a _______."
(a) Daughter.
(b) Son.
(c) Genius.
(d) Monster.

5. What would have happened if Vonnegut had received the letter a few years earlier?
(a) He would have written back.
(b) He would have chosen a different career.
(c) He would have had children.
(d) He wouldn't have written his books.

Short Answer Questions

1. A Frenchman at the airport is angry because of the ________ on Starbuck's suit.

2. Saying Trout is on the "outside" means what?

3. In the letter Vonnegut receives, it reads: "_____ may fail."

4. Why is Fender, Starbuck's friend, in prison?

5. Where were Ruth and Starbuck transferred after their marriage?

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