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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 does Mary Kathleen carry in her plastic bags?

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

3. Why doesn't Mary Kathleen want to live anymore?

4. Before he ran RAMJAC, what did Jack Graham do?

5. What is the bag woman insisting to Starbuck?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Leen mistake Starbuck for Mrs. Graham?

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

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

7. Does Clewes accept Starbuck's apology? What is his response?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the metaphor of Fender's story of "Vicuna."

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Starbuck's soul is a frequent topic of discussion. Does Starbuck have a soul? If he does, what is its condition? As Mary Kathleen dies, she recognizes his lack of a soul and offers him some consolation. Discuss Starbuck's soul and morality in the context of himself and his surroundings.

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