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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Cody, Wyoming, artist who is America's foremost adventurer in the Abstract Expressionist movement?
(a) Mary Cassatt.
(b) Keith Haring.
(c) Jackson Pollock.
(d) George Segal.

2. Why is Father desperate for uncritical female friendship?
(a) He has never had a female friend.
(b) His wife says hateful, horrible things to him late at night.
(c) His daughter is very critical of him.
(d) His wife is thoughtful and caring.

3. Sufferers of what deficiency seek to become members of a crazy artificial extended family?
(a) Auto-Immune Deficiency.
(b) Gluten Deficiency.
(c) Vitamin B Deficiency.
(d) Folk Society Deficiency.

4. What does Pollock use to control his hands when he paints?
(a) A painter's machine.
(b) Intuition.
(c) Early sketches.
(d) Ideas from critics.

5. What is the title of the book Jane writes about raising their kids on Cape Cod?
(a) Angels Without Wings.
(b) My Children, My Angels.
(c) Angels in Heaven.
(d) On a Wing and a Prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the author's mother's untreated insanity?

2. Why can Vonnegut not get married at an Episcopalian church?

3. Who founds the Indianapolis chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1955?

4. Why does Vonnegut like to write pieces for Architectural Digest?

5. What does Vonnegut's degree in anthropology teach him about villains?

(see the answer key)

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