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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. When Wilbur attends a meeting of the Daffodils, what does he like about it?

2. What is the universal middle name for slaves?

3. What does Wilbur dislike about his life with the Raspberries?

4. When confronting Wilbur about her inheritance, Eliza claims that who has become her real family?

5. How long do Wilbur and Eliza sleep, following their reunion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once Wilbur implements the middle name system, how does the Daffodil Club change?

2. When Wilbur finishes speaking with Eliza in the afterlife, what does he plan to do and why?

3. What causes the Green Death?

4. When Wilbur attends a Daffodil meeting, what surprises him?

5. What is the new system for middle names?

6. Following the reunion orgy and separation from Wilbur, in what fashion does Eliza live her life?

7. How are those with the same noun in their middle name related?

8. What does Mashuri invent?

9. During their reunion, Wilbur and Eliza do what to their mother, the servants, and Mushari?

10. What does a meeting at the Thirteen Club look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Wilbur and Eliza's parents visit them for their 15th birthday, the visit does not go as planned. Write an essay examining why this visit forced the circumstances of the children to change.

1) How does a typical birthday celebration play out for Wilbur and Eliza?

2) Why was this birthday different?

3) Why are the characters prompted to change.

Essay Topic 2

In the Prologue, Kurt Vonnegut discusses his heritage and why it had to be hidden away.

1) What is his heritage, and how did it shape who he is?

2) Why was he forced to hide his heritage?

3) How did this affect his life?

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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