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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 46-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Vonnegut choose to go to college rather than take his dream job?
(a) His dream job was the easy way out.
(b) He wanted more money for the job.
(c) College was the easy way out.
(d) He had no where to work up to.

2. Where was the atomic bomb invented?
(a) The Univeristy of Mississippi.
(b) The University of Chicago.
(c) The Univiersty of Ohio.
(d) The University of Georgia.

3. What is the story about Hitler filled with?
(a) Metaphors.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Analogies.
(d) Black humor.

4. Which of the following does Vonnegut NOT believe socialism will eliminate?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Homelessness.
(c) Illiteracy.
(d) Hunger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fleon commit suicide?

2. What did people regard Vonnegut as?

3. How does the author view his writing?

4. Where did Trout's parents observe their animals?

5. What needs to be redistributed upward according to Vonnegut?

(see the answer key)

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