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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Whitehill headmaster?

2. What happens when the Euphio broadcast is cut off?

3. In "Adam," what does Sousa complain about at the hospital?

4. What is the relationship between Barnhouse and the narrator?

5. When Heinz visits his wife the day after she gives birth in "Adam," what does Heinz say to all her statements?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does technology play a part in these short stories? Describe how people use, or are used by, technology. How does technology change characters and plot lines?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the roles of the wealthy to the roles of the middle and lower classes in this collection of stories. How does Vonnegut describe each group of people? How do they interact? What does each group expect from life? What do these things tell readers about social class in the United States?

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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