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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. In "New Dictionary," what does Vonnegut say he uses dictionaries for?
(a) Looking up word origins.
(b) Checking spelling.
(c) Finding definitions.
(d) Learning new words.

2. Who is the narrator of "Where I Live?"
(a) The salesman.
(b) The salesman conscience.
(c) A young, female resident of Barnstown.
(d) A third person narrator.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy the Poet disguise himself from Nancy?

2. Who ends up being Billy the Poet?

3. What does Paul get when he runs outside?

4. How does Billy the Poet put Nancy to sleep?

5. What handicaps does Hazel wear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has happened to the Kennedy Compound?

3. How does Vonnegut seem to contradict himself in "New Dictionary?"

4. In "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog," how does the stranger react to Harold's life story?

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

6. Why do humans who have not left their bodies think their way of life is better?

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

8. What happens when George finds Jim at school during the night in "The Kid Nobody Could Handle?"

9. According to the Sheriff what had Billy the Poet been doing?

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

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