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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 does Trout feel contempt for?

2. How does Hitler die according to "Bingo Bunker Party"?

3. What does Vonnegut reflect on that impressed him during his life?

4. What are Trout's actions a reflection of?

5. What was Fleon wearing when he committed suicide?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lily?

2. What must people do when reading science fiction?

3. Why does Zoltan become excited in Chapter 19?

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

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

6. How does Vonnegut perceive his friend's tears?

7. Why does the author think humans are stupid?

8. Who is Kilgore Trout?

9. Discuss the addictions Vonnegut describes.

10. What happens in "Bingo Bunker Party"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare Vonnegut's opinion of his brother's artwork to his opinion of his own work. How does Vonnegut compare literary to folk art?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze Trout's eccentricities and how his weird and quirky thoughts and behaviors are reflective of Vonnegut's own repressed emotions.

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