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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. How does Trout dress in Chapter 12?

2. Who hopes to find an "important message from a higher power" in Trout's writing?

3. What is Hitler's last word according to "Bingo Bunker Party"?

4. What happened to the copy of "The Sisters B-36"?

5. What was Vonnegut's career post World War II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zoltan become excited in Chapter 19?

2. What is a timequake?

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

4. What is Xanadu?

5. What type of writing does Trout want to write?

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

7. What must people do when reading science fiction?

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

9. What were the Peppers doing when the timequake struck?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe Vonnegut's notion of how the United States came close to potentially living in a socialist and capitalistic society after World War II.

Essay Topic 2

Describe and explain how humans pretend to understand life but really have no idea of what life means to them individually.

Essay Topic 3

Explain and describe how Vonnegut's attitude and mentality on life reflects a humanist's perspective.

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