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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. What name did Starbuck give to the paramedics for Mary Kathleen?

2. How do Sarah and Starbuck speak to each other on the phone?

3. What connection has Starbuck not made by Chapter 20?

4. Who does Mary Kathleen say the rightful owners of RAMJAC are?

5. Starbuck realizes the bag woman is " the ______ of Mary Kathleen O'Looney!"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Starbuck view his role in the universe?

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

6. As far as Starbuck knows, why are he and the other "saints" at Leen's apartment?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss whose story "Jailbird" is telling.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the tool of RAMJAC and how this prominent corporation reflects Vonnegut's ideas about capitalism.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss madness and psychosis in "Jailbird." How do people develop instability? How it is handled? What is Vonnegut's purpose for using psychosis in the larger narrative ?

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