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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. The morning after her 15th birthday, Eliza requests to eat breakfast where?

2. Alice refers to her death as what?

3. What university does Wilbur attend?

4. In Chapter 5, Wilbur wonders if Dr. Mott ever knew that he and Eliza were what?

5. Kurt Vonnegut imagines that most people will die of what in Manhattan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to Wilbur, why have people stopped visiting Manhattan?

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

7. Why do the servants at the mansion believe it is haunted?

8. What is Wilbur's mood at the beginning of Slapstick: Or, Lonesome No More!?

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

10. Why is Dr. Mott important to Wilbur and Eliza?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters in the novel represent members of Kurt Vonnegut's real and extended family. Citing examples from the text, examine the purpose of this comparison and why it is revealed in the Prologue.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the childhood of Kurt Vonnegut and Wilbur.

1) What are the similarities?

2) What are the differences?

3) Why might the author have chosen to work with these particular themes?

Essay Topic 3

When Wilbur gets old, Melody and Isadore are an important part of his life. After years of struggle with family, Wilbur's relationship with this new family seems loving and somewhat normal. Write an essay examining this relationship.

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