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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Fuller see when he waits for Susanna at the drug store the day after he verbally attacked her?
(a) Moving men.
(b) No one.
(c) Angry men.
(d) Delivery men.

3. Who does the stranger say gave him a useful stock tip?
(a) Thomas Edison.
(b) His dad.
(c) Sparky.
(d) Harold.

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

5. How does Helene start to fall in love with Harry?
(a) From their weekend getaways.
(b) From his love letters.
(c) From her sister's pushing.
(d) From play rehearsals.

6. What does Pi Ying threaten those who complain with?
(a) Death.
(b) Torture.
(c) Prison time.
(d) Fees.

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

8. What does Foster do at the restaurant he claims to work at in "The Foster Portfolio?"
(a) Wash dishes.
(b) Serve drinks.
(c) Play the piano.
(d) Pass out pamphlets.

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

10. In "All the King's Horses," where were Kelly and his family headed when their plane crashed?
(a) China.
(b) India.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) The middle east.

11. Why does Paul turn his radio up louder in "Next Door?"
(a) Because he is bored.
(b) Because it is his favorite song.
(c) Because he wants to see how loud it can get.
(d) Because the neighbors are fighting.

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

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

14. What makes Harrison Bergeron so dangerous according to officials?
(a) He isn't of sane mind.
(b) He is wearing too many handicaps.
(c) He isn't wearing handicaps.
(d) He is too tall and strong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Vonnegut about new dictionaries?

2. Who is required to take ethical birth control pills?

3. Who is the narrator of "Where I Live?"

4. What happens when Grace is in the hospital?

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

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