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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Starbuck's suit look like it came from?
(a) A celebrity's closet.
(b) A rich man's trash can.
(c) An expensive store.
(d) A bargain basement.

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

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

4. What does Carter admire about di Sanza?
(a) His writing skill.
(b) His ease with making friends.
(c) His ability to get away with crime.
(d) His ability to make and save money.

5. Starbuck says he became involved in Watergate ________.
(a) Strategically.
(b) Innocently.
(c) Intentionally.
(d) Peripherally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Starbuck's relationship with Alexander Hamilton McCone?

2. McCone's father was a ______.

3. Why was Starbuck impacted by the Cuyahoga Massacre?

4. In the letter Vonnegut receives, it reads: "_______ will prevail."

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is "a rich man's trash can" a symbol for Starbuck?

2. What are the degrees of separation between Sarah Wyatt and Mary Kathleen O'Looney in Chapter 9?

3. What effect do Starbuck's relationships have on him? What is he relationship with himself?

4. Why is Starbuck a socialist?

5. How is the theme of interconnection displayed through Starbuck's narrative voice?

6. Why is Clewes not the prominent political figure he was on his way to becoming?

7. What was the nature of Starbuck's relationship with Nixon?

8. Why does the red ribbon on Starbuck's suit cause trouble?

9. How is "tension" a major theme in the Prologue?

10. What does the arrival of the famous prisoner tie together?

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