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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 is forgotten in the police precinct for ________.
(a) All night.
(b) An hour.
(c) Two days.
(d) Eight hours.

2. Starbuck thinks fifty year old harps belong in a ______ or a museum.
(a) Store.
(b) Band.
(c) House.
(d) Dump.

3. Why does Starbuck want to hide Mary Kathleen's identity?
(a) To keep her secrets.
(b) To protect her vanity.
(c) To get all the attention.
(d) To protect his own self-interests.

4. At Leen's apartment, what are Starbuck and his friends wondering?
(a) Why they are with Leen.
(b) Where Mary Kathleen is.
(c) Where the food is.
(d) What they did to get Mrs. Graham's attention.

5. Starbuck says wealthy business interests are like "_________."
(a) Heat waves.
(b) Thunderstorms.
(c) Moss.
(d) Rabbits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Starbuck take from Mary Kathleen's belongings?

2. What is the harp salesman calculating doing as he talks to Starbuck?

3. What does Mary Kathleen carry in her plastic bags?

4. Who arrives at the end of Chapter 16?

5. Why does Leen wait on Starbuck so diligently?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the harp salesman want to call the police on Starbuck?

2. What is rain supposed to symbolize in the Epilogue?

3. Why are Starbuck, Clewes, Edel, and Ubriaco "saints" to Mary Kathleen?

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

5. To Mary Kathleen, why does Starbuck have a good heart?

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

7. What is ironic about Mary Kathleen's death?

8. Why should Starbuck have gone to the police in Chapter 11?

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

10. Why does Starbuck cry when he sees Mary Kathleen?

(see the answer keys)

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