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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 the author believe should be repudiated now that he is older?

2. What did Trout's hospital get turned into?

3. What does Trout wear in Chapter 51?

4. What did the government declare as a result of the reinstated free will?

5. What does Trout let out after the curtains close?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What nearly crushes Prince as free will returns?

4. Who does Vonnegut consider the best English author?

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

6. Describe what swoopers and bashers are.

7. What does Vonnegut think about socialism?

8. What happens to traffic after the timequake ends?

9. Who inspires Vonnegut's love for books?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain and analyze the responsibility of free will and how that responsibility impacts one's actions and consequences to their actions?

Essay Topic 3

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

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