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

2. What author made one of Vonnegut's friends cry from his writing?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Faulkner.
(c) Thoreau.
(d) Stein.

3. What causes a universe to stop for a decade?
(a) A timequake.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A time bomb.
(d) An atomic bomb.

4. What does Fleon buy?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) Underwear.
(c) A suit.
(d) A shirt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Our Town".

2. Who do the officers play bingo with in "Bingo Bunker Party"?

3. What does everyone have to do to reach normal time again?

4. Where is the writer's retreat located?

5. What addiction does Vonnegut claim is possible for people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in "Bingo Bunker Party"?

2. How does Vonnegut feel about religion?

3. What happened to people in the western hemisphere when the timequake ended and why?

4. Why does Zoltan become excited in Chapter 19?

5. How does the author feel about humanism?

6. Who is Lily?

7. What is a timequake?

8. Describe Vonnegut's perception of Satan.

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

10. How does Vonnegut feel about his own writing?

(see the answer keys)

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