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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the prologue, "Kilgore Trout is ________."
(a) Missing.
(b) Dead.
(c) Back again.
(d) Amazing.

2. Starbuck's mother's laugh sounds like a _______.
(a) Siren.
(b) Cackle.
(c) Music box.
(d) Wheeze.

3. What was the result of the Cuyahoga Massacre?
(a) A peace treaty.
(b) Communism.
(c) Strict new laws.
(d) Several deaths.

4. Starbuck realizes that by leaving prison he is rejoining _________.
(a) The free enterprise system.
(b) The unbearable lightness of being.
(c) The world of crime.
(d) The fishbowl.

5. What was Vonnegut's relationship with Powers Hapgood?
(a) They were cousins.
(b) They were college roommates.
(c) They were enemies.
(d) They had lunch once.

Short Answer Questions

1. In college, how did Starbuck meet Clewes?

2. What would have happened if Vonnegut had received the letter a few years earlier?

3. All of Starbuck's fresh-from-prison friends arrived with __________.

4. What is Starbuck looking for as he wanders through the city?

5. What was the weather like on the night of the party?

(see the answer key)

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