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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. What unfortunate nickname has New York been given?
(a) "The City of Cheats".
(b) "The Land of the Non-Living".
(c) "The Island of Lost Hope".
(d) "The Island of Death".

2. In Indianapolis, what did Uncle Alex Vonnegut co-found?
(a) AA.
(b) NASA.
(c) AAA.
(d) The Free Mason Society.

3. Where is Melody and Isadore's construction site for their project?
(a) On top of the Empire State Building.
(b) Over a manhole.
(c) Under a bridge.
(d) In a corn field.

4. The day after their 15th birthday, what do Wilbur and Eliza do for the first time?
(a) Go hiking.
(b) Take a family photo.
(c) Drive a car.
(d) Dress themselves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Wilbur is writing his memoirs, what is happening to gravity?

2. Bernard sometimes gets in trouble for keeping what kind of a laboratory?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, who is Wilbur's closest neighbor?

4. Melody buries her stillborn baby in what?

5. Who lives with Wilbur at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Kurt Vonnegut honoring when he begins his novel with "To Whom it May Concern"?

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

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

5. What physical discovery have the Chinese made by Wilbur's 15th birthday?

6. When Wilbur and Eliza are separated, what do they do to cope?

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

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

9. As a child, why was Wilbur worried about Dr. Mott?

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

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