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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. Mr. Arpad Leen is described as ______.
(a) Reserved.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Outgoing.

2. Vicuna is a metaphor for _______.
(a) Starbuck.
(b) Communism.
(c) Prison.
(d) Fender.

3. How did Starbuck meet Emil Larkin?
(a) He was Starbuck's old therapist.
(b) He was a friend in college.
(c) He was Ruth's brother.
(d) He was a co-conspirator in Watergate.

4. Sarah's family painted their clocks with _______.
(a) Water color.
(b) Wood stain.
(c) Radium.
(d) Black paint.

5. What is significant about Trout's name?
(a) It's Starbuck's mother's.
(b) It's catchy.
(c) It's Vonnegut's real name.
(d) It's a pseudonym.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves the limo?

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

3. Looking in the mirror in his new suit, Starbuck observes that he looks _____.

4. The Arapahoe dining room has been converted into _________.

5. What does the letter Vonnegut receives summarize?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Starbuck a socialist?

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

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

10. What does Starbuck's release from prison mark?

(see the answer keys)

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