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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. At the end of "All the King's Men," what does Barzov claim?

2. Who is in charge of the handicap laws?

3. What are the agents called in that enforce equality?

4. How much are Foster's securities worth?

5. What does Catharine feel when she watches Newt sleeping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the first time the narrator visits Gloria's house in "Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son?"

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

3. What happens after the final performance in "Who Am I This Time?"

4. Why does Eli's father talk to committee members, and what is the result?

5. What were the government solutions to overpopulation in "Welcome to the Monkey House?"

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

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

8. What decision does Susanna make at the end of "Miss Temptation?"

9. Why does the salesman go home in "Where I Live?"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Use stories from Welcome to the Monkey House to explain how the individual is at odds with the government. Examine the roles each play, who has power over whom, and the way they interact.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze how Vonnegut describes the "blue collar" worker in his stories. Find examples of blue collar workers in these stories and explain how Vonnegut describes them. How do their lives compare to other non-blue collar workers? Are they mainly protagonists or antagonists? What impact do they have on the stories they are in?

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