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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harold tell the stranger in "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog?"
(a) The bus schedule.
(b) Gossip about the neighbors.
(c) Current events.
(d) His life story.

2. Why does Newt tell Catharine he may be punished heavily?
(a) He wants her to apologize to him.
(b) He wants her to admit she loves him.
(c) He wants her to loan him money.
(d) He wants her to feel bad for him.

3. What surprises Vonnegut about new dictionaries?
(a) The inclusion of works of art.
(b) The lack of foreign langauge translation.
(c) The long definitions.
(d) The number of words.

4. What did fishermen in Barnstable discover?
(a) That salmon swim upstream.
(b) That small fish make the best bait.
(c) That tuna is good to eat.
(d) That fishing is poor in their town.

5. Where does the salesman find the directors?
(a) A gym.
(b) A bar.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A shack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Harrison Bergeron?

2. What does Newt ask Catharine before kissing her a second time?

3. In "New Dictionary," what does Vonnegut say he uses dictionaries for?

4. In the beginning of "Long Walk to Forever," how long has it been since Newt and Catharine have seen each other?

5. Where does the salesman eat lunch?

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