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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the prosecutors try to get Madge to admit?

3. Why doesn't Heinz use the phones like the other new fathers?

4. What does David do at the end of "Deer in the Works?"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Select one story from this collection and write a critical analysis that focuses on the story's relationship to reality. Form an argument about the "usefulness" of the story as many of Vonnegut's tales seem to carry a message or warning for the reader.

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