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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator teach EPICAC?

2. In "The Lie," what grade level attends school at Whitehill Academy?

3. In "Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son," what number husband is George to Gloria?

4. When George and the narrator drink together, who does George call?

5. What does Eli do when the Whitehill headmaster enters the dining room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vonnegut once said: "High school is closer to the core of the American experience than anything else I can think of." How does this quote relate to the story "The Kid Nobody Could Handle?" What type of high school experience is Vonnegut describing? How does this describe the American experience?

Essay Topic 2

Vonnegut uses different narrators to highlight different aspects of his stories. Explain how his use of third vs. first person narrators impact the short stories they narrate. Which narrators are most effective and why? Which narrators are least effective and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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