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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What handicaps does George Bergeron wear?
(a) None.
(b) Physical and mental.
(c) Physical.
(d) Mental.

3. 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 better to do.
(d) If he has anything to say.

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

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

6. What does Susanna do at the pharmacy in "Miss Temptation?"
(a) Look for work.
(b) Reads the newspaper.
(c) Sings and dances.
(d) Steals prescriptions.

7. In the stranger's story in "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog," what does Edison say to Sparky?
(a) He yells at him to hurry up.
(b) He hugs him and calls him a good dog.
(c) He accuses him of holding out.
(d) He tries to convince him to sit.

8. What are the Bergerons watching on television?
(a) A game show.
(b) The opera.
(c) Ballerinas.
(d) The Dating Game.

9. In "Miss Temptation," what does Susanna tell Fuller he needs in order to find a girl?
(a) Niceness.
(b) Good clothes.
(c) Power.
(d) Money.

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

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

12. Why does Mrs. Hagar come running to her house in "Next Door?"
(a) She wants money from her husband.
(b) She wants to yell at her husband.
(c) She was robbed.
(d) She wants to make up with her husband.

13. What happens when Grace is in the hospital?
(a) George inherits money.
(b) Anne fixes up her house.
(c) Anne visits daily.
(d) George puts his house up for sale.

14. What does Newt do because he loves Catharine?
(a) Fights with her fiance.
(b) Writes her a song.
(c) Goes A.W.O.L. from the army.
(d) Proposes marriage.

15. What was one of the biggest changes to occur in Barnstable?
(a) A new mailman.
(b) A new treasurer.
(c) A new road.
(d) A new mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the salesman visit in "Where I Live?"

2. What is The North Crawford Mask and Wig Club?

3. In "Long Walk to Forever," where do Newt and Catharine take a nap?

4. How does Helene start to fall in love with Harry?

5. What does Catharine say when Newt proposes marriage?

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