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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Joel Bleifuss?
(a) Kurt's publisher.
(b) Kurt's editor.
(c) Kurt's psychiatrist.
(d) Kurt's typesetter.

2. What is a lot less friendly to Kurt now that he is 82?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Gravity.
(c) Pain.
(d) Sunlight.

3. Where are the visitors staying in New York?
(a) The Hilton.
(b) The Ritz.
(c) The Super 8.
(d) The Waldorf Astoria.

4. How much younger is Gil than Kurt?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 36 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 51 years.

5. By what ratio do guessers outnumber non-guessers?
(a) Five to one.
(b) Six to one.
(c) Two to one.
(d) Ten to one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Tin Men?

2. Who have landed in New York City?

3. What does each short chapter in "Cat's Cradle" represent?

4. What is the only proof Kurt needs for the existence of God?

5. How long ago did Kurt's business fail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kurt say the book is about?

2. What debate does Kurt have with the man who does not give his address?

3. What does Kurt say about the value of books?

4. What does Kurt say is all he really ever wanted to do?

5. What does Kurt say about the war with Mexico?

6. What is the main theme in Mark Twain's "The Mysterious Stranger?" Do you agree?

7. According to Kurt, what do humanists believe?

8. What comparison does Kurt make involving the Bush administration? What values would he like to see the government adopt?

9. What have the PPs done to the country?

10. Who is Gil Berman?

(see the answer keys)

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