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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is later recited in schools after the Pledge of Allegiance?
(a) The Lord's prayer.
(b) The Trout's Creed.
(c) The Kilgore's Creed.
(d) The Holy prayer.

2. Who would give Vonnegut all the best literary work's written?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His mother.
(d) His cousin.

3. 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.

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

5. What was his father chosen to be at his hunting shack?
(a) The camp preacher.
(b) The camp doctor.
(c) The camp cook.
(d) The camp counselor.

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

7. What does Vonnegut take with Trout in Chapter 63?
(a) The stage.
(b) A shot of vodka.
(c) A shot of whiskey.
(d) Money from the bank.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Who was ringing the doorbell when the alarm was going off?
(a) Prince.
(b) Monica.
(c) Trout.
(d) Zoltan.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family member does the author discuss in Chapter 43 after he talks about his grandfather's second wife?

2. What did people regard Vonnegut as?

3. What do the observations of the animals suggest about evolution?

4. What was Vonnegut's first wife's name?

5. Who runs into the Academy informing everyone free will has returned?

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