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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. What does Fu Manchu want from Wilbur?

2. Who does the King of Lake Maxinkuckee look like?

3. Why does Sophie crawl into Wilbur's office to discuss her new name?

4. When the majority of the nation is wiped out, what remains?

5. Who rules Michigan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What causes the Green Death?

4. On his way to speak with the dead, why does Wilbur stop by Indianapolis?

5. When Wilbur returns to his graduation party, people think that Eliza's voice had come from where?

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

7. After gravity shifts for the first time, everyone is crying for help. What does Wilbur do?

8. In Indianapolis, what does it mean if you are not a Daffodil?

9. Why is Rose unhappy with her marriage to Wilbur?

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

After the Green Death, the world changes drastically. Citing examples from the childhood of Wilbur and Eliza compared to Wilbur's life in the future, examine how the world has changed.

Essay Topic 2

Witnessing Dr. Cordiner's treatment of her children, Letitia acts like a mother for the first time. Write a brief essay examining Letitia's overall behavior as a mother and this momentary transformation.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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