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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. Mrs. Jack Graham is described as eccentric and _______.
(a) Egotistical.
(b) Confrontational.
(c) Conniving
(d) Reclusive.

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

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

4. Starbuck sees the Cuyahoga Massacre as a _______.
(a) Sign.
(b) Myth.
(c) Triumph.
(d) Legend.

5. How does Starbuck describe his son?
(a) A prolific writer.
(b) An unpleasant person.
(c) A short idiot.
(d) A great athlete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about Trout's name?

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

3. What did Starbuck become involved with because of Sarah?

4. When Starbuck met Ruth, what was she?

5. What was Starbuck's relationship with Nixon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Is "The Sermon on the Mount" a reasonable defense for Sacco and Vanzetti? Why or why not?

3. How prevalent is "identity" in the Prologue? Why and how is it used?

4. What is being foreshadowed in the Prologue?

5. Why did Starbuck agree to be McCone's protégé?

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

7. What ruins Sarah's and Starbuck's date? Why does she insist they leave?

8. Why is Starbuck a socialist?

9. After receiving the fan letter, why did Vonnegut feel he didn't need to write this or other books?

10. Is Starbuck's release from prison entering the new or returning to the old?

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