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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 is the name of the hospital mentioned that treated drug addicts?

2. How does the author view folk art?

3. How does Vonnegut feel about socialism in Chapter 25?

4. What ends the play on cue in Chapter 61?

5. What new study does Vonnegut desire humans to invest their time in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Vonnegut's parents' observations suggest?

2. Who inspires Vonnegut's love for books?

3. Why is the hospital turned into a barracks?

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

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

6. What do Vonnegut's parents observe?

7. How does Vonnegut feel about his brother's art?

8. What does Vonnegut type his work on?

9. What assassination does Vonnegut describe?

10. What nearly crushes Prince as free will returns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the inclusion of Hitler and repeated imagery of World War II in "Timequake."

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and explain what Vonnegut suggest about fate versus free will when the timequake ends and free will once again resumes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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