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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is required to take ethical birth control pills?
2. What does Susanna ask Fuller when he gives her papers?
3. Who is trying to control overpopulation in "Welcome to the Monkey House?"
4. What does Harry do a week after his final performance with Helene?
5. What does Susanna do at the pharmacy in "Miss Temptation?"
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Kelly try to trick Pi Ying?
2. What does Em catch Lou doing in "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow?"
3. How does Gramps end up happy at the end of "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow?"
4. What decision does Susanna make at the end of "Miss Temptation?"
5. How does EPICAC end up falling in love with Pat?
6. How does Catharine change when she goes to the orchard with Newt?
7. In "New Dictionary," what changes does Vonnegut note in the new Random House edition?
8. According to the Sheriff what had Billy the Poet been doing?
9. What happens when Joe leaves the orphanage in "D.P.?"
10. What changes does Barnstable go through, as described in "Where I Live?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
East coast settings prevail in Welcome to the Monkey House. Choose two or three of the stories where the setting functions as a character. Explain how the setting is like a character, what it does for the plot and the people in it, and what the setting is meant to represent.
Essay Topic 2
Choose three stories that have children as characters and analyze the use of children in these stories. How does Vonnegut describe childhood? How do children differ from the adults in the stories? Which stories use children effectively to make a point and which do not?
Essay Topic 3
Reflect on the title of this collection of stories. How is Welcome to the Monkey House an appropriate title? In way was it inappropriate for this set of stories?
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