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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. Who is Clewes' wife?

2. What is the fate of RAMJAC?

3. How does Starbuck find Mary Kathleen?

4. Mary Kathleen takes Starbuck to the top of _______.

5. What division of RAMJAC is Starbuck now in charge of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are Starbuck's reunions with Mary Kathleen and Clewes a climax of "Jailbird"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Interconnection is a prominent theme of "Jailbird." Discuss how Vonnegut connects characters and elements, what the purpose is, and the statement being made.

Essay Topic 3

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

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