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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Our Town".
(a) Thornton Wilder.
(b) Thorton Wilde.
(c) Throton Wilder.
(d) Thornton Wilde.

2. Who do the officers play bingo with in "Bingo Bunker Party"?
(a) The children.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Nazi's.
(d) Hitler.

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

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

5. What was Vonnegut's career post World War II?
(a) He worked for General Electric.
(b) He was a Navy officer.
(c) He was a cab driver.
(d) He was a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Zoltan doing when the timequake went into effect?

2. What kind of expressions does Vonnegut mention throughout his description of Hitler and life on autopilot?

3. What did Vonnegut's sister die from?

4. Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?

5. Who developed the first Soviet hydrogen bomb?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ideas are the author's expressions a major reflection of?

2. Describe Vonnegut's perception of Satan.

3. What happens to Fleon Sunoco?

4. What does Vonnegut believe most people are interested in?

5. What is Xanadu?

6. Who is Kilgore Trout?

7. What is a timequake?

8. How does Vonnegut feel about the atomic bomb?

9. Discuss what the author did after World War II.

10. What idea does Vonnegut explore about human actions?

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