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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 interrupts the Bergerons while they are watching television?
(a) A telephone call.
(b) A bad storm.
(c) A breaking news notice.
(d) Interuppted cable service.

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

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

4. Who does Mr. Hargar have in his apartment?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) His wife.
(c) His sister.
(d) Mary.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much are Foster's securities worth?

3. Who helps people with voluntary suicide?

4. In the stranger's story in "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog," what does Edison say to Sparky?

5. What did fishermen in Barnstable discover?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Manned Missiles," what happens to Stepan and Bud?

2. What happens when Newt proposes marriage to Catharine?

3. In "New Dictionary," what changes does Vonnegut note in the new Random House edition?

4. What happens after the narrator proposes to Pat?

5. What makes David first question the climate and culture of the Works?

6. Why does Paul call the radio station in "Next Door?"

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

8. How does George reconcile with his family?

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

10. Why does David look for a job at the Works in "Deer in the Works?"

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