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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. What division of RAMJAC is Starbuck now in charge of?
(a) Television.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) Finances.
(d) Macy's.

2. How did all the current RAMJAC employees gain their positions?
(a) They are related to the Graham's.
(b) They bribed the authorities.
(c) They had good college educations.
(d) They were kind.

3. Why is Starbuck arrested in the Epilogue?
(a) Unlawfully concealing a will.
(b) Stealing clarinet parts.
(c) Lying to the police.
(d) Covering up a murder.

4. Why does Starbuck wake up so early?
(a) He's still on his prison schedule.
(b) He never went to sleep.
(c) The city is loud.
(d) He went to sleep early.

5. At the party, Starbuck feels _______.
(a) Hopeless.
(b) Happy.
(c) Confused.
(d) Afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Starbuck's mother's laugh sounds like a _______.

2. What does Starbuck say to Clewes?

3. Mary Kathleen calls the men who've helped Starbuck "_____."

4. Why did Mary Kathleen become a heavy drinker?

5. Where does Starbuck try to store Mary Kathleen's will?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why doesn't Mary Kathleen remember the bad things of Starbuck's life?

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

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

7. Does Mary Kathleen believe people are good? Why or why not?

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

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

10. Is Starbuck's son actually the monster Starbuck claims him to be? Explain.

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