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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. What item did Trout acquire after the timequake's end?
(a) A gun.
(b) A drum set.
(c) A bazooka.
(d) A harmonica.

2. In what state does the author go to see an art exhibit?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) New York.
(d) Nevada.

3. What did Trout's hospital get turned into?
(a) Artillery loading zone.
(b) Barracks.
(c) A war zone.
(d) Offices.

4. What did Trout's parents observe the animals do in their observations?
(a) They starved their young.
(b) They ate their young.
(c) They showed their young how to fly.
(d) They kicked their eggs off a high rock.

5. What would be the next step towards idealism after woman's rights?
(a) Economic justice.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) Emancipation.
(d) A Bill of Rights.

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 does Vonnegut observe happens to humans once they reach a certain age?

3. What did Vonnegut argue women tended to be?

4. Who does Vonnegut confess his deep love to?

5. What does the author promote in an abstract way?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Vonnegut's parents observe?

2. What does Trout do when the timequake ends?

3. Describe what swoopers and bashers are.

4. What does Vonnegut think about socialism?

5. Describe what Vonnegut thinks about humans and their choices in life.

6. Describe Vonnegut's step grandmother.

7. Describe Vonnegut's experience at the stationary store.

8. What does Vonnegut think a future study should be?

9. What does Vonnegut want in a family?

10. Who inspires Vonnegut's love for books?

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