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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. Starbuck describes his office in the Nixon White House as a __________ cell.
(a) Dismal.
(b) Third-world.
(c) Prison.
(d) Subterranean.

2. Starbuck realizes the bag woman is " the ______ of Mary Kathleen O'Looney!"
(a) Remains.
(b) Impersonator.
(c) Friend.
(d) Daughter.

3. Why did Mary Kathleen become a heavy drinker?
(a) She was hearing voices.
(b) To cure herself of her other addictions.
(c) Her husband died.
(d) She liked to party.

4. Who does Mary Kathleen say the rightful owners of RAMJAC are?
(a) Starbuck and his friends.
(b) The American people.
(c) Russia.
(d) Her family.

5. Leen believes Mrs. Graham is there in disguise _________.
(a) To check up on him.
(b) For fun.
(c) To impress him.
(d) Because the police are after her.

Short Answer Questions

1. All of Starbuck's fresh-from-prison friends arrived with __________.

2. When was the last time Starbuck cried?

3. Why does Clewes leave the reunion?

4. What connection has Starbuck not made by Chapter 20?

5. Where does Starbuck go to find Mary Kathleen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Starbuck view his role in the universe?

2. How does Leen feel about Mrs. Graham? How can you tell?

3. As far as Starbuck knows, why are he and the other "saints" at Leen's apartment?

4. Have Mary Kathleen, Clewes, and Starbuck moved past their ugly past?

5. What does Mary Kathleen personify? What is Vonnegut saying?

6. Why does Starbuck give the paramedics Mary Kathleen's maiden name?

7. Does Clewes accept Starbuck's apology? What is his response?

8. How far has Leland Clewes come since Starbuck last saw him?

9. How is Vonnegut invoking the senses of Starbuck's experience in his writing?

10. Why does Starbuck face more jail time after Mary Kathleen's death?

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