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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 retrieves "The Sisters B-36" from the trash?
(a) Trout.
(b) Prince.
(c) Vonnegut.
(d) Allie.

2. Where is the writer's retreat located?
(a) California.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New Hampshire.

3. What does Vonnegut recognize the importance of in Chapter 17?
(a) Religion.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Passion.
(d) Love.

4. How many years later did Vonnegut attend an anniversary of the atomic bombing at a chapel?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 40 years.

5. Who does Vonnegut write to during his restlessness about his writing?
(a) His dad.
(b) His mom.
(c) Another writer.
(d) A poet friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sees Trout discard his literary work?

2. Who makes several insightful observations about the events at the party?

3. What was the planet named in which Trout's three sisters character's lived?

4. Who does Vonnegut believe religion is for?

5. Where did the police find Trout?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in "Bingo Bunker Party"?

2. What does the author bemoan losing appreciation for during the timequake?

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

4. Describe Zoltan and Trout's relationship as adolescents.

5. How does Trout disguise himself in Chapter 13?

6. What is a timequake?

7. Describe what the Museum of the American Indian is turned into.

8. Who is Kilgore Trout?

9. Describe what Vonnegut's siblings were like after World War II.

10. Describe Fleon Sunoco.

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