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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. A Frenchman at the airport is angry because of the ________ on Starbuck's suit.

2. Where did Hapgood go to college?

3. When was the last time Starbuck stayed at the Hotel Arapahoe?

4. Vonnegut describes Hapgood as a _______ figure.

5. Kenneth Whistler was a popular _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What ruins Sarah's and Starbuck's date? Why does she insist they leave?

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

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

4. What do we learn about Starbuck by his attitude towards the red ribbon?

5. Why does Starbuck cry in the cab home?

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

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

8. How prevalent is "identity" in the Prologue? Why and how is it used?

9. What is being foreshadowed in the Prologue?

10. With Sarah, is Starbuck loving or courteous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how memory affects characters. Include the significance one's memories have on the individual and the individual's actions. How do the memories of one individual affect others?

Essay Topic 2

Starbuck discusses he has only loved four women in his life. Those women are Sarah, Mary Kathleen, Ruth, and his mother. Discuss how Starbuck loves. What is his impact on those people, and what is their influence over him?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Starbuck forges his identity.

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