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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Trout let out after the curtains close?
(a) An audible sob.
(b) His binoculars.
(c) His handkerchief.
(d) Gas cannisters.

2. What was Vonnegut's first wife's name?
(a) Jane.
(b) Jayne.
(c) Jade.
(d) Janey.

3. What does Vonnegut think is worth pursuing?
(a) A socialist society.
(b) A beureaucratic sociey.
(c) An economically just society.
(d) A religious society.

4. What was the homeless shelter converted into?
(a) A war zone.
(b) Offices.
(c) A barracks.
(d) A hospital.

5. What emotion did Vonnegut's grandfather's second wife act on?
(a) Anger.
(b) Love.
(c) Desire.
(d) Jealousy.

6. What needs to be redistributed upward according to Vonnegut?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Strength.
(c) Food.
(d) Power.

7. What does Vonnegut realize about socialism?
(a) Its ideals will never be realized.
(b) Its ideals have negative results.
(c) Its ideals are impossible.
(d) Its ideals are ironic.

8. What stops on its own accord?
(a) Mayhem.
(b) The alarm.
(c) Time.
(d) All volume.

9. What did Vonnegut want to work for before he went to college?
(a) A publishing company.
(b) An editorial.
(c) A large newspaper.
(d) A magazine.

10. Who instilled Vonnegut's love for books in him?
(a) His mom.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His granfather.
(d) His cousin.

11. What did Trout's parents study?
(a) Birds.
(b) Reptiles.
(c) Mammals.
(d) Snakes.

12. How does Vonnegut feel about socialism in Chapter 25?
(a) Happy with it.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Disappointed in it.
(d) Established in it.

13. What does Trout wear in Chapter 51?
(a) A fireman's uniform.
(b) A police uniform.
(c) A doctor's uniform.
(d) A guard's uniform.

14. In what state does the author go to see an art exhibit?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) New York.
(d) Colorado.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vonnegut buy at the stationary store?

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

3. What nearly crushes Prince after the timequake ends?

4. What type of alarm goes off after the timequake ends?

5. What ends the play on cue in Chapter 61?

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