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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vonnegut bemoan losing appreciation for during the timequake?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Writing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Talking.

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

3. What is located next to the American Academy of Arts and Letters?
(a) A shopping mall.
(b) A skating rink.
(c) A homeless shelter.
(d) A park.

4. How does the author view his writing?
(a) Mediocre at best.
(b) Good.
(c) Bad and unfit for publication.
(d) The best work written.

5. Who developed the first Soviet hydrogen bomb?
(a) Hitler.
(b) President Johnson.
(c) President Roosevelt.
(d) Andrei Sakharov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kilgore Trout?

2. What is Vonnegut's oldest sister's name?

3. What addiction does Vonnegut claim is possible for people?

4. Who retrieves "The Sisters B-36" from the trash?

5. What type of genre is "Timequake"?

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