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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Pioneers Parade?

2. What do people enter into EPICAC?

3. What does EPICAC create for the narrator?

4. In "The Lie," what does Eli's father do to try to get Eli into Whitehill?

5. What does Mikhail Ivankov do for a living?

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

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 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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