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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 was his father chosen to be at his hunting shack?

2. What item did Trout acquire after the timequake's end?

3. What does Trout wear in Chapter 51?

4. What family member does the author discuss in Chapter 43 after he talks about his grandfather's second wife?

5. What does Trout admit about his actions after the timequake ended?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Trout admit his actions post timequake were?

2. What happens to traffic after the timequake ends?

3. Who inspires Vonnegut's love for books?

4. How did Vonnegut's step grandmother affect him and the other grandchildren?

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

6. What do Vonnegut's parents observe?

7. What did Vonnegut turn down to go to college instead?

8. What does Trout do when the timequake ends?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the presentation of events in "Timequake" in connection to Vonnegut's death. How do they parallel?

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