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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Eliza's prince?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her fiance.
(c) Her brother.
(d) The ambassador to China.

2. Wilbur paints what game on the floor of the Empire State building?
(a) Chess.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Backgammon.
(d) Checkers.

3. Bernard sometimes gets in trouble for keeping what kind of a laboratory?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Messy.
(c) Whimsical.
(d) Illegal.

4. Dr. Mott's grandson believes people are born with their what?
(a) Special abilities.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Future mapped out.
(d) Personalities.

5. At what age do Wilbur and Eliza realize their parents have mistreated them?
(a) 13.
(b) They do not realize this.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. The day after their 15th birthday, what do Wilbur and Eliza do for the first time?

2. Who is Dr. Mott's grandson?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what calamity has wiped out the city of New York?

4. Originally, where does Dr. Cordiner want to send Wilbur for school?

5. In the Prologue, which opera is discussed by the Vonnegut brothers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wilbur want to believe that Dr. Mott knew the truth about Wilbur and Eliza?

2. Wilbur and Eliza want the Constitution amended for what purpose?

3. Wilbur believes that Elihu added Roosevelt to his name for what purpose?

4. As children, what do Wilbur and Eliza read about beautiful people?

5. Why does Dr. Cordiner get angry at Wilbur and Eliza?

6. As Wilbur writes his memoirs, he discovers Melody and Isadore are planning a what?

7. What is Wilbur doing at the beginning of Slapstick: Or, Lonesome No More!?

8. Who does Kurt Vonnegut consider his family, in addition to his immediate family?

9. Why are Wilbur and Eliza retested, with their parents watching?

10. What do Wilbur and Eliza discover about gravity?

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