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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. On the cab ride back to Sarah's apartment, what does Starbuck do?
(a) Yells at her.
(b) Remains silent.
(c) Cries.
(d) Smokes.

2. Aside from his wives and girlfriends, who is the fourth woman Starbuck ever loved?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His mother.
(c) His prison guard.
(d) His nanny.

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

4. For whom did Hapgood crusade?
(a) Veterans.
(b) The elderly.
(c) The disadvantaged.
(d) Animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Starbuck makes fun of Nixon for _________.

2. Where does Starbuck's suit look like it came from?

3. What was Vonnegut's relationship with Powers Hapgood?

4. What is significant about Trout's name?

5. How does Starbuck describe his son?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Cuyahoga Massacre impact Starbuck?

2. How did Starbuck become involved in the Watergate Scandal?

3. How did Starbuck meet his wife, Ruth? Why was the beginning of their relationship rocky?

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

5. What is the significance of "Kilgore Trout" being a pseudonym?

6. Did Ruth's prophesy about her son come true? What is the nature of Starbuck and Ruth's son?

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

8. What is being foreshadowed in the Prologue?

9. How did Starbuck come to be a millionaire? Why isn't he anymore?

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

(see the answer keys)

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