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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator in "Long Walk to Forever?"
(a) Catharine.
(b) An unknown third person.
(c) Newt.
(d) Henry.

2. What does Susanna ask Fuller when he gives her papers?
(a) If he is crazy.
(b) If he is sorry.
(c) If he has anything to say.
(d) If he has anything better to do.

3. What impresses Vonnegut about the new version of the Random House dictionary?
(a) The inclusion of an atlas.
(b) The latin background for each word.
(c) The long list of editors.
(d) The length of the book.

4. What interrupts the Bergerons while they are watching television?
(a) A telephone call.
(b) A bad storm.
(c) Interuppted cable service.
(d) A breaking news notice.

5. When does Helene refuse to let go of Harry's hand?
(a) Before the final performance.
(b) On their way home.
(c) During their final bows.
(d) During the opening scene.

6. Who is in charge of the handicap laws?
(a) The Handicap Plus Congress.
(b) The Handicap Mayor.
(c) The President.
(d) The Handicapper General.

7. Who is required to take ethical birth control pills?
(a) Men between 18 and 50.
(b) Test subjects.
(c) Everyone.
(d) Teenage women.

8. What does Helene give Harry during their final performance?
(a) A dozen roses.
(b) An autographed playbill.
(c) A picture of the two of them.
(d) A copy of Romeo and Juliet.

9. How does the narrator describe Newt's way of talking?
(a) Formal.
(b) Casual.
(c) Crude.
(d) Professional.

10. In "The Foster Portfolio," who left Foster the securities?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His investor.

11. What do the narrator and Anne give Grace and George?
(a) A box of cookies.
(b) An ottoman.
(c) A coffee table.
(d) A filing cabinet.

12. Why does Newt kiss Catharine during their walk?
(a) He knows it's his only chance.
(b) He was dared to.
(c) He thinks she loves him.
(d) He thinks it will change her mind.

13. Who ends up being Billy the Poet?
(a) A sheriff.
(b) A volunteer.
(c) A mailman.
(d) A young boy.

14. What does Foster learn about his securities after their analysis?
(a) They need to be reinvested.
(b) They are essentially worthless.
(c) They are worth less than he thought.
(d) They are worth more than he thought.

15. In "Miss Temptation," what does Fuller want to speak against at divinity school?
(a) Women's rights.
(b) Temptation.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Foster do at the restaurant he claims to work at in "The Foster Portfolio?"

2. How old was Harrison Bergeron when he was taken away from his family?

3. What does Billy the Poet send Nancy?

4. What does Harrison Bergeron declare himself to be when he is on television?

5. What does Catharine feel when she watches Newt sleeping?

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