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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. Whom does Starbuck lavishly tip in front of Sarah?
(a) A musician.
(b) A magician.
(c) A waiter.
(d) A woman.

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

3. In college, how did Starbuck meet Clewes?
(a) They had a class together.
(b) Their parents were friends.
(c) They were on competing sports teams.
(d) They were roommates.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Starbuck realizes that by leaving prison he is rejoining _________.

2. Why are the people of Vicuna leaving their planet?

3. What is Starbuck's relationship with his prison guard?

4. Before going to prison, what was Clewes destined to become?

5. In prison, what did Larkin do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Fender's story of Vicuna a metaphor?

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

6. Upon being released from prison, why does Starbuck stay at the Hotel Arapahoe?

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

8. With Sarah, is Starbuck loving or courteous?

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

10. What is being foreshadowed in the Prologue?

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