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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Albert Camus win a Nobel Prize for literature?

2. What is Kurt addicted to?

3. What story is Kurt describing when he calls it 'one of the most popular stories ever told?'

4. What did the Victorians not discuss?

5. What is a good way to hurt one's parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What attachment does Kurt feel for his community?

2. Who was Emma Lazarus?

3. What advice does Kurt have for readers about creative writing?

4. What does Kurt describe about relations between English and Germans in America?

5. What political undertones can you notice in this chapter?

6. How does Kurt feel about American socialists?

7. What does Kurt say is the most destructive drug of all? Do you agree?

8. What was Kurt's experience with Dresden?

9. Do you agree with Kurt's assessment that the human race is already doomed?

10. According to Kurt, what is all great literature about? How does this make him feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing Kurt Vonnegut to another humorist, such as Mark Twain. Using the example of at least one book from each author, compare style, message, and philosophical standpoint with special attention given to similarities.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the Great Depression from an economic standpoint, examining its causes, effects, and solution. Be sure to address at least one of these points:

1) Political leadership and the Depression.

2) Differences and similarities between the Great Depression and recent economic crises in the United States.

3) The influence of the Great Depression on economics as a discipline.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that compares and contrasts two wars in American history. Be sure to focus upon:

1) Rationale for the wars.

2) Public support.

3) Resolution of the conflict.

4) Major similarities and differences between the two wars.

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