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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompts Starbuck to remember Sarah Wyatt?
(a) A woman in the lobby.
(b) Staying in New York.
(c) Taking the limo.
(d) The streets at night.

2. When was the last time Starbuck cried?
(a) When his son was born.
(b) When he found Ruth dead.
(c) When Sarah yelled at him.
(d) When McCone died.

3. What is Starbuck attempting to do in discussing the weather in the Epilogue?
(a) Be poetic.
(b) Pass the time.
(c) Draw parallels.
(d) Send a warning.

4. Whose name is the limo driver's a variation of?
(a) Starbuck.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Clewes.
(d) Ruth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the cause of Mary Kathleen's death?

2. What did Starbuck take from Mary Kathleen's belongings?

3. Starbuck says wealthy business interests are like "_________."

4. The introduction of Starbuck's son is a commentary on what?

5. Vonnegut describes Hapgood as a _______ figure.

(see the answer key)

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