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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 did Vonnegut argue women tended to be?

2. What does the author promote in an abstract way?

3. What does Vonnegut think is worth pursuing?

4. What did Vonnegut's first wife die from?

5. What does Vonnegut observe happens to humans once they reach a certain age?

Short Essay Questions

1. What nearly crushes Prince as free will returns?

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

3. What does Vonnegut want in a family?

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

5. Who does Vonnegut consider the best English author?

6. Why is the hospital turned into a barracks?

7. What does Trout find after the timequake that he becomes destructive with?

8. What assassination does Vonnegut describe?

9. What happens to traffic after the timequake ends?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of cause and effect after the timequake ends.

Essay Topic 2

Explain and analyze how writing can become an addiction. What are the dangers of the addiction of writing in comparison to other addictions like drugs and alcohol?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Vonnegut's unusual writing and presentation of the events in his novel "Timequake."

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