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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Barnstable described?
(a) As a place that draws visitors.
(b) As a place dedicated to the future.
(c) As a place without tourist attractions.
(d) As a place open to change.

2. In "Harrison Bergeron," what must strong people wear?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Weights.
(c) Masks.
(d) Backpacks.

3. What does Catharine say when Newt proposes marriage?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Maybe.
(d) You wish.

4. What does Newt do to make Catharine hug him at the end of "Long Walk to Forever?"
(a) Says he loves her.
(b) Cries.
(c) Compliments her.
(d) Turns and calls to her.

5. How does Alma describe Foster's grandfather?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Mean-spirited.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Poor.

6. How does Billy the Poet put Nancy to sleep?
(a) With alcohol.
(b) With truth serum.
(c) With sleeping pills.
(d) With a boring story.

7. What does Billy give Nancy with "Welcome to the Monkey House" written on it?
(a) A card.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) His resume.
(d) Birth control pills.

8. How does Susanna feel after Fuller verbally attacks her?
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Entertained.
(c) Upset.
(d) Pleased.

9. On the giant chess board, what piece is Kelly?
(a) A black pawn.
(b) The black king.
(c) The white bishop.
(d) The white king.

10. What play is being produced in "Who Am I This Time?"
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Death of a Salesman.
(c) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(d) Rehearsal for Murder.

11. How much are Foster's securities worth?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $750,000.
(c) $250,000.
(d) $500,000.

12. At the end of "Welcome to the Monkey House," what poem does Billy want Nancy to read?
(a) Something by Shakespeare.
(b) One about roses.
(c) A new one he just wrote.
(d) One his grandfather wrote.

13. How does Catharine feel when Newt tells her he loves her?
(a) She is disinterested.
(b) She is ecstatic.
(c) She is afraid.
(d) She is frustrated.

14. Who does Paul call at the radio station?
(a) DJ All-Night Sam.
(b) DJ Mike Spike Slam.
(c) DJ DJ Night.
(d) DJ Tonight's Right.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Bergerons watching on television?

2. Who does Kelly realize he must sacrifice in order to trick Pi Ying?

3. What does Susanna ask Fuller when he gives her papers?

4. How does Billy the Poet disguise himself from Nancy?

5. What does Vonnegut praise about dictionaries in "New Dictionary?"

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