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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 do the observations of the animals suggest about evolution?

2. Where did Trout's parents observe their animals?

3. Who is an experimental artist?

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

5. Who runs into the Academy informing everyone free will has returned?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Vonnegut consider the best English author?

3. What assassination does Vonnegut describe?

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

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

6. Describe Vonnegut's step grandmother.

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

8. Describe what swoopers and bashers are.

9. What is the Kilgore Creed?

10. Who inspires Vonnegut's love for books?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 Vonnegut perceives religion and how he influences those that are religious.

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