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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. What would have happened if Vonnegut had received the letter a few years earlier?
(a) He would have chosen a different career.
(b) He would have written back.
(c) He wouldn't have written his books.
(d) He would have had children.

2. Looking in the mirror in his new suit, Starbuck observes that he looks _____.
(a) Old.
(b) Happy.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Refreshed.

3. Where does Starbuck go with the limo?
(a) Florida.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

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

5. Larkin teases Starbuck about his lack of what?
(a) Money.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Friends.
(d) Courage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Starbuck impacted by the Cuyahoga Massacre?

2. What does the letter Vonnegut receives summarize?

3. On a date with Sarah, Starbuck takes her to an ______ restaurant.

4. For whom did Hapgood crusade?

5. Starbuck is trying to clear his mind of _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is being foreshadowed in the Prologue?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What do we learn about Starbuck by his attitude towards the red ribbon?

9. Is an event's existence or its meaning more important to Starbuck? How?

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

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