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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. How did Starbuck meet Emil Larkin?

2. Sarah's family wanted their clocks to be readable ______.

3. What does the letter Vonnegut receives summarize?

4. Why was Ruth reserved about relationships?

5. Mr. Arpad Leen is described as ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the red ribbon on Starbuck's suit cause trouble?

2. Why does Starbuck cry in the cab home?

3. How is Fender's story of Vicuna a metaphor?

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

5. How is the theme of interconnection displayed through Starbuck's narrative voice?

6. What is being foreshadowed in the Prologue?

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

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

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

10. Why is Starbuck a socialist?

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

Vonnegut discusses a fan letter in the prologue, which says "love may fail, but courtesy will prevail." Discuss how this works as a theme in the book and its angle on humanity and society in "Jailbird."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how "The Sermon on the Mount" applies to "Jailbird."

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