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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the chapters with Fleon observe?

2. What should people suspend to enjoy poetry and fiction?

3. What were Vonnegut's sibling's lives like?

4. What does PTA stand for?

5. Who wrote "The Sisters B-36"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Monica Pepper?

2. Who is Kilgore Trout?

3. What idea does Vonnegut explore about human actions?

4. How does the author feel about humanism?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Vonnegut feel about his own writing?

10. How does Vonnegut feel about religion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and explain how Vonnegut sees humans as ultimately self destructive.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how life is suspended on auto-pilot during the timequake and what are the negative effects of living life without free will.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Vonnegut perceives religion and how he influences those that are religious.

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