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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 magician.
(b) A musician.
(c) A woman.
(d) A waiter.

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

3. After their date, what happens to Sarah's and Starbuck's relationship?
(a) They stay good friends.
(b) They stay together.
(c) The never speak to each other again.
(d) They get married.

4. In college, how did Clewes betray Starbuck?
(a) He stole a girl from him.
(b) He stole money from him.
(c) He stole his journal.
(d) He got him expelled.

5. Why is Fender, Starbuck's friend, in prison?
(a) Treason.
(b) Murder.
(c) Vandalism.
(d) Theft.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Starbuck's son change his name to?

2. At the beginning of the prologue, "Kilgore Trout is ________."

3. In New York, Starbuck stays at the "once ________ Hotel Arapahoe."

4. Sarah's family wanted their clocks to be readable ______.

5. Israel Edel now works for ________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. With Sarah, is Starbuck loving or courteous?

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

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

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