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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Vonnegut write to during his restlessness about his writing?
(a) A poet friend.
(b) His mom.
(c) Another writer.
(d) His dad.

2. What is the condition of humans' free will during the timequake?
(a) There is no implcation.
(b) It is suspended.
(c) It is in operation.
(d) That it will revert to normal after ten years.

3. What does Trout feel contempt for?
(a) Writing newspaper articles.
(b) Writing science fiction.
(c) Writing literature.
(d) Writing poems.

4. What did Vonnegut's sister die from?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) A car crash.
(c) A collapsed lung.
(d) Cancer.

5. What does Vonnegut reflect on at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Humanism.
(b) Love.
(c) Religion.
(d) Friendship.

6. Who does Vonnegut believe religion is for?
(a) The middle class.
(b) The depressed.
(c) The kind hearted.
(d) Those who struggle with life.

7. Who is Monica Pepper?
(a) Trout's cousin.
(b) Trout's sister.
(c) Vonnegut's sister.
(d) One of Vonnegut's fictionalized character.

8. Who wrote about Fleon Sunoco?
(a) Trout.
(b) Zoltan.
(c) Vonnegut.
(d) Monica.

9. Who did Vonnegut know that never married for money?
(a) His mom.
(b) His dad.
(c) His siblings.
(d) His sister, Allie.

10. What is Eve's knowledge of lovemaking almost as good as according to Vonnegut?
(a) Knowledge of religion.
(b) Knowledge of literature.
(c) Knowledge of song.
(d) Knowledge for jazz.

11. What was Monica working on when the timequake went into effect?
(a) Taking a shower.
(b) Walking her dog.
(c) Typing a letter.
(d) Working on the Academy budget.

12. What is Hitler's last word according to "Bingo Bunker Party"?
(a) Party.
(b) Bingo.
(c) Bunker.
(d) Hoorah.

13. Where does Monica Pepper work?
(a) At a drive in.
(b) The American Academy of Arts and Letters.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At a theatre.

14. What did one of Vonnegut's friends win as a reward in the war?
(a) A gold medal.
(b) A purple heart.
(c) A blue diamond.
(d) A bronze star.

15. Where is the writer's retreat located?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) California.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Rhode Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vonnegut tell the reader he stripped of all its bad pieces in the prologue?

2. What is Trout's disguise intended to do?

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

4. Where does Fleon acquire the brains he examines?

5. What kills Zoltan when free will is reinstated?

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