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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. The author believes that what is more important than love?
(a) Common decency.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Enthusiasm.
(d) Passion.

2. Dr. Cordiner believes Wilbur is capable of having a career in what field?
(a) Politics.
(b) Service.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Research.

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

4. Prior to their separation, what do Wilbur and Eliza hide in a mausoleum?
(a) Evidence of former stupidity.
(b) Their friendship rings.
(c) Locks of their hair.
(d) Their best writing.

5. What are the Chinese researching as Wilbur and Eliza work with Dr. Cordiner?
(a) Atomic bombs.
(b) The Green Death.
(c) Solar Energy.
(d) Telepathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Mott reports that Wilbur and Eliza's mental capacity would not extend beyond what age?

2. When Wilbur is a medical student, he is driven around in what?

3. What decreases Wilbur and Eliza's intelligence?

4. At what age did Wilbur's life stop being happy?

5. When their parents arrive to celebrate Wilbur and Eliza's 15th birthday, what do Wilbur and Eliza do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kurt Vonnegut admire the performances of Laurel and Hardy?

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

3. What do Wilbur and Eliza reveal to their parents on a bed sheet?

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

5. Once Eliza is out of the institution, what is her opinion of Wilbur?

6. Who does Wilbur live with in Chapter 1?

7. Following her stay in the mental institution, what does Eliza think of the United States?

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

9. While Wilbur excels in school, what happens to Eliza?

10. When Wilbur is older, he reads reports written by Dr. Mott regarding Wilbur and Eliza. What type of information do these reports contain?

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