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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. Walter Starbuck is an ex-con, ex-capitalist, and ex-_________.
(a) Socialist.
(b) Husband.
(c) Student.
(d) Writer.

2. About children, Ruth prophesied, "If I had one, it would be a _______."
(a) Genius.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Son.
(d) Monster.

3. Starbuck sees the Cuyahoga Massacre as a _______.
(a) Sign.
(b) Triumph.
(c) Legend.
(d) Myth.

4. Why was Clewes sent to prison?
(a) He killed someone.
(b) He sold government secrets.
(c) He robbed a bank.
(d) He was a Communist.

5. What prompts Starbuck to remember Sarah Wyatt?
(a) Taking the limo.
(b) A woman in the lobby.
(c) Staying in New York.
(d) The streets at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Fender, Starbuck's friend, in prison?

2. What did Starbuck's son change his name to?

3. What does Carter admire about di Sanza?

4. In prison, what did Larkin do?

5. McCone's father was a ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What effect do Starbuck's relationships have on him? What is he relationship with himself?

3. Upon being released from prison, why does Starbuck stay at the Hotel Arapahoe?

4. With Sarah, is Starbuck loving or courteous?

5. How is Fender's story of Vicuna a metaphor?

6. How prevalent is "identity" in the Prologue? Why and how is it used?

7. Is an event's existence or its meaning more important to Starbuck? How?

8. How did Starbuck meet his wife, Ruth? Why was the beginning of their relationship rocky?

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

10. After receiving the fan letter, why did Vonnegut feel he didn't need to write this or other books?

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