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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. What country does Saab come from?

2. What could a Saab drag at a stoplight?

3. 'The good Earth--we could have saved it, but we were too damn...'

4. When is Kurt's birthday?

5. Who uttered the most intelligent and decent prayers ever?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kurt feel about music?

2. What advice does Kurt give the woman hoping to have a baby?

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

4. Who is Kurt's hero?

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

6. Why does Kurt think the suicide rate of slave owners was higher than the suicide rate of slaves?

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

8. How does Kurt feel about his Uncle Dan?

9. What is Kurt's theory about time?

10. What type of car did Kurt used to sell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an informal essay on the importance and role of music in your life, and the lives of those around you. Discuss your favorite musical artists, and how their music influences you.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the influence and effect of technology on the human race in the past and future. Be sure to address:

1) Benefits and dangers of technology.

2) Electronic communities and the future of socializing.

3) Whether or not you feel increasing technology is a positive trend, and why.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that summarizes what you feel to be Kurt Vonnegut's political beliefs based on what you have read in "A Man Without A Country," with evidence from the text.

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