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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jim doing to the chemistry lab?

2. What does EPICAC create for the narrator?

3. What makes up the text of "The Manned Missiles?"

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

5. Why does George Heinzhold drive to his school in the middle of the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Focus on the stories that feature romantic relationships. Write about who has power in these relationships, who benefits from the relationships, and how the relationships deliver a message to the reader. Why use romantic relationships in this way?

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

East coast settings prevail in Welcome to the Monkey House. Choose two or three of the stories where the setting functions as a character. Explain how the setting is like a character, what it does for the plot and the people in it, and what the setting is meant to represent.

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