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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. Where does Eliza eventually die?

2. When Wilbur is old, he looks forward to seeing Dr. Mott where?

3. On their 15th birthday, what time are Wilbur and Eliza put in bed?

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

5. If Dr. Mott didn't realize the truth about Wilbur and Eliza, the doctor must have been what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Melody and Isadore use to build their pyramid?

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

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

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

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

6. When their father seems conflicted about their intelligence, how do Wilbur and Eliza react?

7. Upon hearing the story "The Ugly Duckling," Eliza makes up her own ending. What does the duckling turn into?

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

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

10. Who does Wilbur live with in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship between Wilbur and Eliza throughout the novel.

1) What were they like as children?

2) What is their relationship when they are separated?

3) What is their relationship when they are reunited?

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

Throughout the novel, the Chinese create inventions that could help Wilbur and Eliza resolve many of their physical and personal issues. These inventions are mentioned in passing. Select a moment in the text where one of these inventions are mentioned and analyze what this invention could resolve for Wilbur or Eliza.

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