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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 is his home on Lake Maxincuckee?

2. The Reverend finds "Slaughterhouse Five", as well as "Deliverance" and "Catcher in the Rye," falling short in what way?

3. How are Vonnegut and Elie Wiesel the same?

4. What do Vonnegut's grown children jointly own?

5. Why did Jane Cox's relatives question her marriage to Vonnegut?

Short Essay Questions

1. What historical information does Vonnegut give about requiem masses?

2. What are four things Vonnegut and O'Hare have in common?

3. How does Vonnegut's requiem mass differ from Andrew Lloyd Webber's?

4. The 20th century is the first to get reliable information about the human condition. Why does Vonnegut believe that this could be a bad thing?

5. What is the Reverend's opinion on banning objectionable books?

6. Vonnegut says children relate to the Universe as a one-on-one playmate. What profession does the same? When would members of this profession no longer play this way?

7. Why do the Vonneguts give themselves a Native American tribal name?

8. Why does Vonnegut greatly admire anything Anonymous, for example, Alcoholics Anonymous?

9. Why does Vonnegut say the NRA is incorrect in its use of Article II of the Bill of Rights?

10. Compare and contrast the character Billy Pilgrim to the character's model, Joe Crone.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vonnegut says young writers should moralize in a reader-friendly way.

Part 1) Why do you think he says this?

Part 2) Do you agree? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Vonnegut says he does not care if he is remembered when he dies.

Part 1) What examples of authors does he give who do want to be remembered?

Part 2) Compare and contrast the reasons why Vonnegut and other writers may or may not want to be remembered.

Part 3) Do you want to be remembered when you die? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Mental illness affects several discussed throughout the book.

Part 1) What could be the cause(s) of the Vonnegut family's mental illness?

Part 2) How does Vonnegut's mother's suicide affect his life?

Part 3) How might Vonnegut feel about his own son's mental illness?

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