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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Helene have a difficult time acting?
(a) She doesn't like Harry.
(b) She has never been in love.
(c) She can't understand the director.
(d) She has never acted before.

2. What is the mental handicap in "Harrison Bergeron?"
(a) Free cable.
(b) Difficulty speaking.
(c) A buzzing in the ear.
(d) Temporary blindness.

3. How does Vonnegut describe Random House's definitions?
(a) Repetitive.
(b) Full of praise.
(c) Judgemental.
(d) Confusing.

4. In "Welcome to the Monkey House," what is the Kennedy Compound?
(a) A suicide center.
(b) A hotel.
(c) Ruins.
(d) A museum.

5. In "Where I Live," what does the salesman sell?
(a) Encyclopedias.
(b) Photo albums.
(c) Fiction books.
(d) Dictionaries.

6. How does Harry behave whenever he is done acting?
(a) Outgoing.
(b) Secluded.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Cruel.

7. How does the narrator initially feel about George in "More Stately Mansions?"
(a) That he is too funny.
(b) That he is too forward.
(c) That he is too quiet.
(d) That he is too worried.

8. What does Vonnegut praise about dictionaries in "New Dictionary?"
(a) Their beauty.
(b) Their timelessness.
(c) Their weight.
(d) Their power.

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

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

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

12. What are the agents called in that enforce equality?
(a) A-B men.
(b) H-G men.
(c) E-Q men.
(d) M-A men.

13. When does the stranger say the last time he worked was?
(a) Last week.
(b) Earlier that day.
(c) He's never worked.
(d) When he was nine.

14. How does Vonnegut describe Merriam Webster's definitions?
(a) Concise.
(b) Drawn-out.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Poetic.

15. Who does Kelly realize he must sacrifice in order to trick Pi Ying?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His wife.
(c) The pilot.
(d) His son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Sheriff warn Nancy about Billy the Poet?

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

3. Who helps people with voluntary suicide?

4. What does Harry do a week after his final performance with Helene?

5. Why does Mrs. Hagar come running to her house in "Next Door?"

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