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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where do Vonnegut and Trout go after the play?
(a) A crawfish boil.
(b) A pig cook.
(c) A clambake.
(d) A picnic.

6. Who does Vonnegut give credit to being the best English writer?
(a) Andrewes.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Malory.
(d) Dickinson.

7. What remains calm during the return of free will?
(a) The street Trout is on.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The street Prince is on.
(d) The skies.

8. What does Trout admit about his actions after the timequake ended?
(a) They were selfish and cowardly.
(b) They were bold and heroic.
(c) He was helpful.
(d) He was selfish.

9. What does Trout discover in Chapter 46 after the timequake has ended?
(a) The smoke alarm.
(b) The gun.
(c) The money.
(d) The time machine.

10. How did Vonnegut's grandfather's second wife treat his children?
(a) She was nice, but distant.
(b) She nurtured them.
(c) She was close to them.
(d) She tortured them.

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

12. What ends the play on cue in Chapter 61?
(a) A whistle.
(b) An alarm.
(c) A fire drill.
(d) A tornado.

13. What did Trout search for as the mayhem grew after the timeqauke?
(a) Shelter from the growing disaster.
(b) Food.
(c) Warmth.
(d) A place to sleep.

14. Who is not impressed when Trout tells them free will has been reinstated?
(a) Allie.
(b) Prince.
(c) Zoltan.
(d) Vonnegut.

15. What do the observations of the animals suggest about evolution?
(a) It has failed us.
(b) It is working.
(c) It is failing.
(d) It is innate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new study does Vonnegut desire humans to invest their time in?

2. What is later recited in schools after the Pledge of Allegiance?

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

4. Who was ringing the doorbell when the alarm was going off?

5. What assassin does Vonnegut mention?

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