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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 are the people of Vicuna leaving their planet?
(a) They heard of a better one.
(b) They're bored with it.
(c) It's dying.
(d) Their population is too great.

2. What was Starbuck's relationship with Alexander Hamilton McCone?
(a) Roommate.
(b) Parent.
(c) Protégé.
(d) Son.

3. Why was Ruth reserved about relationships?
(a) She was disillusioned with humanity.
(b) She'd read too many romance novels.
(c) She'd been divorced before.
(d) Her parents were unhappy.

4. Where did Hapgood go to college?
(a) NYU.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) UCLA.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In New York, Starbuck stays at the "once ________ Hotel Arapahoe."

2. How much money did Starbuck have before he went to prison?

3. After the events leading to his arrest, Starbuck earned a reputation for being ______.

4. The people of Vicuna have the capacity to do what?

5. In what magazine was Fender's story of Vicuna published?

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