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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 the language of the majority on Santa Rosalia?

2. Who bathes the Captain every day and shampoos and combs his beard and hair?

3. Who says: "I love you so much. Please marry me. I'm so lonesome. I'm so scared."

4. What disease does Leon Trout contract from a Saigon prostitute?

5. Where did the narrator's mom take him as a child that his father did not approve of?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Book 2: Chapter 12, what does the narrator suggest as a means for Mary Hepburn to keep on living with the Captain for a little while longer?

2. Who does Akiko name one of her daughters after? Explain.

3. Why does Mary Hepburn like James Wait immediately?

4. After 10 years on the Island, how does the Captain change?

5. How is the Bahia married to the South American mainland?

6. What is the launching of Reyes's missile compared to in Chapter 34?

7. How does the narrator write this story?

8. What happens to Kazakh in Chapter 31?

9. Is Siegfried von Kleist successful at committing suicide in Chapter 38? Explain.

10. How does Quezeda feed his brain's thirst for self-esteem and alcohol?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the need for human companionship as seen in the novel. To what extent do the characters need one another? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The New York Times Book Review claims that "Vonnegut is a postmodern Mark Twain." Do you agree with this statement? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss sensuality, sexuality, and fertility as it pertains to the novel. Be sure to give at least one example of each from the novel.

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