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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Our Town".
(a) Thorton Wilde.
(b) Thornton Wilde.
(c) Throton Wilder.
(d) Thornton Wilder.

2. What does Vonnegut argue most people would like life to be like?
(a) A long experience.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) A quick experience.
(d) Unhappy.

3. Who makes several insightful observations about the events at the party?
(a) Trout.
(b) Lily.
(c) No one.
(d) Vonnegut.

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

5. In what city is the American Academy of Arts and Letters located?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Buffalo, NY.
(c) Atlanta, Ga.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kilgore Trout?

2. What was Vonnegut's granddaughter's name?

3. What is the name of the writer's retreat?

4. Who wrote "A Street Car Named Desire"?

5. What was Vonnegut's career post World War II?

(see the answer key)

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