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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aside from his wives and girlfriends, who is the fourth woman Starbuck ever loved?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His nanny.
(c) His mother.
(d) His prison guard.

2. In the letter Vonnegut receives, it reads: "_______ will prevail."
(a) Culture.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Courtesy.
(d) Trust.

3. Starbuck realizes that by leaving prison he is rejoining _________.
(a) The fishbowl.
(b) The unbearable lightness of being.
(c) The free enterprise system.
(d) The world of crime.

4. What is Starbuck waiting for in the prison yard?
(a) A sign.
(b) His belongings.
(c) Sarah Wyatt.
(d) The bus.

5. Vonnegut describes Hapgood as a _______ figure.
(a) Mysterious.
(b) Curious.
(c) Colorful.
(d) Tempermental.

Short Answer Questions

1. Larkin teases Starbuck about his lack of what?

2. Why was Clewes sent to prison?

3. In the letter Vonnegut receives, it reads: "_____ may fail."

4. The people of Vicuna have the capacity to do what?

5. What was Vonnegut's relationship with Powers Hapgood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the red ribbon on Starbuck's suit cause trouble?

2. Is "The Sermon on the Mount" a reasonable defense for Sacco and Vanzetti? Why or why not?

3. With Sarah, is Starbuck loving or courteous?

4. What was the nature of Starbuck's relationship with Nixon?

5. Is Starbuck's release from prison entering the new or returning to the old?

6. Why does Starbuck cry in the cab home?

7. What are the degrees of separation between Sarah Wyatt and Mary Kathleen O'Looney in Chapter 9?

8. Why is Clewes not the prominent political figure he was on his way to becoming?

9. What is the significance of "Kilgore Trout" being a pseudonym?

10. How is "a rich man's trash can" a symbol for Starbuck?

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