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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. Kurt Vonnegut's family had a cottage on what lake?

2. How tall do Wilbur and Eliza grow?

3. Prior to their separation, what do Wilbur and Eliza hide in a mausoleum?

4. Dr. Cordiner believes Eliza to be incapable of what?

5. How are the passages in the mansion described?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Wilbur and Eliza pretend to be idiots while growing up?

3. On their 15th birthday, why is Wilbur and Eliza's mother so disturbed by their mental incapacity?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. When Dr. Mott learns the truth about Wilbur and Eliza, how does he react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the children become adults, they are no longer the same. Wilbur finds a way to channel his disfigurements into a productive lifestyle whereas Eliza struggles with this. Write an essay examining the struggle the children experience as they become adults.

1) How are the Wilbur and Eliza physically and mentally different from others?

2) Wilbur uses his defects to create strengths. Why is Eliza unable to do this?

3) How do the children change as adults?

Essay Topic 2

In the Prologue, Kurt Vonnegut reveals the secret technique behind his writing ability.

1) What is the secret?

2) Why does this work for him?

3) Why is this information significant?

Essay Topic 3

When Wilbur is the President of the United States, he changes the system of names in order to bring people together. Analyze the purpose, process, and result of this attempt, citing examples from the text.

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