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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Harry do a week after his final performance with Helene?
(a) He marries Helene.
(b) He moves to Michigan.
(c) He stops acting.
(d) He writes his own play.

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

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

5. At the end of "All the King's Men," what does Barzov claim?
(a) That he doesn't want to start a fight with America.
(b) That he lost the game on purpose.
(c) That he won't let Kelly's wife go.
(d) That Pi Ying was a good leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vonnegut describe Merriam Webster's definitions?

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

3. How much are Foster's securities worth?

4. What surprises the narrator and Anne about Grace's house?

5. What do ethical birth control pills do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does George blame himself for his problems in "More Stately Mansions?"

2. How does Gramps end up happy at the end of "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow?"

3. In "Adam," why is Heinz disappointed when he goes home after his wife gave birth?

4. Why is Paul frightened in "Next Door?"

5. What types of handicaps must people wear in "Harrison Bergeron?"

6. What happens at the diner the night after George finds Jim in the school?

7. What happens after the narrator proposes to Pat?

8. Why is the salesman looking for the library trustees?

9. How does EPICAC end up falling in love with Pat?

10. What happens when Joe leaves the orphanage in "D.P.?"

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