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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. What makes the rest of New England different from Barnstable?

2. How is Barnstable described?

3. What does Pi Ying threaten those who complain with?

4. What year did Thomas Edison live in the stranger's neighborhood?

5. What does Harrison Bergeron declare himself to be when he is on television?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Catharine change when she goes to the orchard with Newt?

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

3. What happens when Newt proposes marriage to Catharine?

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

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

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

7. How does Alma describe Foster's childhood to the investor in "The Foster Portfolio?"

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

9. What happens at the Bergeron house after Harrison is killed?

10. What happens when Helene acts with Harry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Research the life of Kurt Vonnegut. Use your findings to explain why he writes the stories he does. Consider the themes, the personalities, and the locations in this collection.

Essay Topic 3

How are international relations represented in Vonnegut's stories? Write about how different countries clash, work together, and affect each other in this collection of stories. How does the use of international relationships develop these stories? What message is delivered about these relationships?

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