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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vonnegut compare his action of stripping out the bad pieces to?
(a) Golf.
(b) Filleting a fish.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) A sport.

2. What addiction does Vonnegut claim is possible for people?
(a) Writing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Singing.
(d) Dancing.

3. What is the name of the writer's retreat?
(a) Xandow.
(b) Xandus.
(c) Xanadu.
(d) Xanduss.

4. What causes a universe to stop for a decade?
(a) An atomic bomb.
(b) A timequake.
(c) A time bomb.
(d) An earthquake.

5. Who wrote "A Street Car Named Desire"?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Aruthur Miller.
(c) Thornton Wilder.
(d) Tennesee Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Our Town".

2. In what city is the American Academy of Arts and Letters located?

3. How old was Vonnegut's granddaughter when she performed in a play?

4. What does Vonnegut reflect on that impressed him during his life?

5. Who is Monica Pepper?

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